The survey returns an estimate of the economic and employment relevance of the cooperative system in the year 2013-the last for which a sufficiently complete database is available-and analyzes the dynamics experienced by Italian cooperatives during the years 2011-2013 and the crisis years (2008-2013), including in relation to other forms of enterprise. Read More
The third Euricse Report on cooperation in Italy aims to analyse the economic and employment dimensions of the cooperative sector during 2011-2013 using the Aida-Bureau van Dijk database and INPS archives. Read More
This paper examines the countercyclical behavior of cooperatives during economic crises, focusing on Italian cooperatives active in the industrial and business services sectors, sectors that have been strongly affected by the economic crisis. Read More
The aim of the report is to examine how Italian firms reacted to the economic crisis according to business sector, size and target markets, with different consequences such as closures, downsizing or growth sustained by innovations and market expansion. Read More
The objective of this report is to analyze the behavior of cooperatives compared to other forms of enterprises during the economic crisis, including considering the pre-crisis period and identifying the factors influencing this diversity of behavior. Read More
As the theme of Expo 2015 - “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” suggests, much attention is being paid to agricultural practices and food systems, but how well do we understand the impact and role cooperatives play in ensuring high quality products, decent wages, and sustainable development? Despite the large share of agricultural production around the world organized in the cooperative form, data on this type of enterprise is still scarce. Read More
Cooperatives have time until April the 30th to complete the online questionnaire and submit their coop's data. Read More
Quebec City, October 2014. The International Co-operative Alliance (the Alliance) - with the scientific and technical support of the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse) - launches the 2014 report of its global statistical project: The World Co-operative Monitor. Read More
Second Euricse report – executive summary by Carlo BorzagaAs the economic crisis continues, it is becoming increasingly evident that in order to identify strategies to put Italy back on a path of economic growth it is necessary to carefully evaluate the potential contributions of every sector, every public and private institution, and from all types of enterprises including cooperatives and social enterprises. Recent census data from The National Institute for Statistics (Istat) shows a great diversification of enterprise forms in Italy over the decade from 2001 to 2011, with cooperative enterprises and, more generally, not-for-profit organizations growing at a faster rate than other types of businesses, either public or private. Consequently, understanding the existence and characteristics of cooperative enterprises should no longer be considered of interest solely to a limited number of scholars or representative organizations of the cooperative movement. Rather, this type of research now has broader implications and should be undertaken with renewed commitment. Read More
Cape Town, November 2013. The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) - with the scientific and technical support of Euricse - launches the 2013 report of its global statistical project: The World Co-operative Monitor. In this new edition the Report have been enriched with a new feature: a ranking list based on ratio turnover on the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. Read More
The World Co-operative Monitor is a project designed to develop a ranking of the biggest co-operatives and mutual organizations worldwide based not only on turnover but also on social value.The 2014 report was officially released at the International Summit of Co-operatives on October 8th, 2014. Read More
This volume is published in collaboration with Area Studi Confcooperative and Centro Studi Legacoop. It portrays the Italian cooperation sector during the period 2008- 2011 and it provides a comparison with other forms of enterprises and several in-depht analysis of the different economic sectors. Read More