The institution of the public-private partnership (PPP) corresponds to a set of instruments of varying structure, which refer to a single model defined and regulated by the provisions contained in the Italian Code of Public Contracts (D.lgs. 163/2006). Read More
The research project is part of the European Commission programme IPA – Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance 2008-2013, which provides assistance on the basis of the European Partnerships of the potential candidate countries and the Accession Partnerships of the candidate countries. Read More
The SCE project, carried out within the scope of a contract between the European Commission’s DG Enterprise and Industry and a consortium composed of Cooperatives Europe, EKAI Center and Euricse, concentrated on two main theme Read More
Since 2011 the Study Group on European Cooperative Law (SGECOL), a group of cooperative law scholars from different European countries, has been researching cooperative law in Europe, promoting increased knowledge and understanding of this specific discipline in the legal, academic and governmental fields at a national, European and international level. Read More
The SVI project intends to provide support to social innovation and to introduce specific financial instruments for the “new” asset class of social enterprises. Read More
The recent interest shown in cooperation between workers needs to be supported by an analysis of the situation of worker cooperation in Italy. In particular, there is interest in examining the conditions under which the management of the cooperative and the regulation of the relationship with worker-members are guaranteed to work efficiently and effectively. Read More
Following many company crises and the high (and growing) rates of youth unemployment, particularly among graduates, there has recently been a renewed interest in cooperation among workers. Read More
At this time, agricultural cooperatives are the most significant and common cooperative form. Read More
The current financial crisis has opened up new scenarios for the cooperative banking system – a system which on the one hand has intensified its support for businesses, while on the other has run up against the limits of its governance model. Read More
This research sprung out of the practitioner forums (known in Italian as Cantieri, “building sites”), run by Euricse, and specifically the cooperative credit practitioner forum. The group’s objective was to define what makes a “Buona Cassa Rurale” (good cooperative bank) and what are the parameters on which cooperative banks should work in order to respect all of their objectives and principles, both those relating to banking and to their cooperative nature. Read More
The aim of this research project was to evaluate the ability of a large consumer cooperative (COOP) to promote internal participation by members and to attract volunteer members, involving and satisfying them and inspiring loyalty through the policy of making members active by introducing the figure of the “elected volunteer member”. Read More
The research originated out of a need expressed by some cooperative banks to understand the strengths and weaknesses of their relationship with members and banks’ capacity to encourage participation, transmit values and be perceived as different, belonging to the local area and its members. Read More