The first edition of the "Cooperative Health Report: Assessing the Global Contribution of Cooperatives to Health Care" is an exploratory study conducted by Euricse in collaboration with the International Health Co-operative Organization (IHCO). The research project presented in this report uses quantitative and qualitative methods to explore this topic. Read More
This paper is part of a series of Working Papers produced as part of the International Comparative Social Enterprise Models (ICSEM) project. It intends to answer the following research questions: "How many different types of SEs exist in Italy?"; "How many SEs of each type exist?"; "How and to what extent do they differ from each other?" Read More
This publication presents the main theoretical arguments and empirical evidence on the features and role of social and solidarity economy (SSE) organizations, specifically on its potential to create and preserve decent work. The publication also underlines the SSE’s capacity to create jobs in emerging sectors, for example in the silver economy, and to contribute to the formalization of the informal economy. Read More
In Italy, Sant'Orsola is the leading company in the small fruit trade, with a market share of around 45 percent. This case study highlights the potential that the agricultural cooperative can have in developing and fostering a social organization of production and dissemination of knowledge and innovation in agriculture. Read More
This work is aimed at updating the function/justification of modern agricultural cooperatives. Firstly, a theoretical contribution mingling the knowledge-based theory of the firm with the social innovation approach in agriculture will be defined. Secondly, two case studies will be discussed. Read More
This report focuses on Italy’s experiences with worker-recuperated enterprises as worker buyouts (WBOs). They have been facilitated by Italy’s extensive cooperative, business, and labour legislation and enabling environment, spearheaded by its Legge Marcora (Marcora Law) policy and funding framework - a unique collaboration for business rescues and saving jobs between workers, the state, and the cooperative movement. Read More
The goal of the book is to demonstrate the existence of a universe of initiatives that identify with the cooperative economy, to summarize the basic elements of a community cooperative, to clarify its specificities, and to develop a framework of interventions geared toward promoting the emergence and consolidation of this new business model. Read More
The report aims to analyze the role of agriculture in the Italian economy, with a focus on the contribution of agricultural cooperatives. The aim is to fully understand the impact of these cooperatives on the national economy in the Italian agricultural and socio-economic context. Read More
The aim of the report is to analyze the Workers' Buyout (WBO) phenomenon in Italy, examining the creation and evolution of the work cooperatives born from this process, in order to assess their sustainability over time and the actual opportunity for workers. Read More
The objective of the report is to investigate the phenomenon of community cooperatives by examining their current institutional nature and their development from previous forms of cooperation. Read More
The report aims to examine the role of social cooperation in the recovery of assets confiscated from criminal organizations, assessing how cooperatives can contribute to the regeneration of social capital and the promotion of social cohesion. Read More
This article aims to provide a political, economic and social overview of the emergence and establishment of ERTs in Argentina over the past two decades. In addition, the legal and institutional preconditions that significantly encourage, limit and determine the scope of worker cooperatives will be analyzed. Read More