Building Co-operation
A Business History of The Co-operative Group, 1863-2013
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 10 October 2013
- ISBN 9780199655113
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages458 pages
- Size 251x181x28 mm
- Weight 1152 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Numerous black and white illustrations; colour plate sections 0
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Short description:
Based on an extensive research from original archives, this book is a study of Britain's major co-operative venture, the Co-operative Wholesale Society (later The Co-operative Group). Covering 150 years of history, the primary focus of the work is how the business model was constantly adapted to changes in the economic and political environments.
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Building Co-operation traces the development of The Co-operative Group and its predecessor, the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS), over the course of 150 years.
Born from the efforts of the Rochdale Pioneers and others who established successful consumer co-operatives across Britain in the mid-nineteenth century, by the 1860s the proponents of the CWS were ready to pioneer a new effort: a federation, democratically run and collectively owned, that would enable co-operatives to become their own suppliers. From humble origins, the CWS grew into one of Britain's largest businesses within a generation, pioneering modern retailing and distribution on a national scale, expanding into factory production and financial services, and establishing an international supply network that stretched across Europe, and beyond. Throughout the late nineteenth century and well into the twentieth, co-operative societies provided essential services to millions of members across Britain, ranging from food and clothing to banking, insurance, travel agency, pharmacy and even funeral services.
However, in the second half of the twentieth century co-operatives experienced a protracted period of decline, facing a series of internal structural challenges, fierce competition amongst food retailers, and a rapidly-changing marketplace. By the turn of the twenty-first century, when many commentators were ready to consign co-operatives to the past, The Co-operative Group emerged with a revitalised business model that has helped to re-invigorate the British co-operative sector and bring new attention to the important role of co-operative and mutual enterprises worldwide.
Based on extensive archival research, including many records available to historians for the first time, Building Co-operation is the story of a distinctive business model as it evolved over time. While since the inauguration of the CWS in 1863 the commercial landscape has changed nearly beyond recognition, the values at the heart of The Co-operative Group have remained relevant to succeeding generations, focusing on member benefits and a commitment to ethical trading.
...this handsomely-produced volume is an important contribution to the recent revival of academic interest in co-operation
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Roots and Rise of British Co-operation, c.1780 to 1863
The Rise of The Co-operative Wholesale Society - The Birth and Leadership of a Corporate Giant? 1863 to 1890
The Age of Expansion, 1890 to 1914
War and Peace,1914 to 1938
Co-operation in Retreat: War and Decline, 1939 to 1973
Adapting the Business Model, 1973 to 1990
The Watershed Decade, 1990 to 2000
'Falling Towards The Centre': A Twenty-First Century 'Renaissance', 2000 to 2013
Conclusion
