World Cooperative Monitor 2015

The main objective of the World Co-operative Monitor project is to develop a ranking of the largest cooperative and mutual organizations globally. The 2015 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor report was officially unveiled during the ICA (International Co-operatives Alliance) World Conference, held Nov. 10-13, 2015, in Antalya, Turkey. Read More

WP 64 | 14 Le cooperative vitivinicole tra tradizione ed efficienza: Una riflessione sul caso italiano

L’effettivo ruolo economico delle cooperative, in generale e a livello settoriale, è spesso sottovalutato e non compreso appieno. Ciò è vero anche per le cooperative operanti nel settore agricolo. Infatti tra i numerosi commenti sulla recente e particolarmente positiva performance del settore agricolo, che ha contribuito a riportare in attivo la bilancia dei pagamenti nazionale, quasi nessuno si è soffermato a valutare il ruolo svolto dalle cooperative e dai consorzi tra produttori agricoli. Read More

World Cooperative Monitor 2013

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. Read More

WP 59 | 13 Exploring the performance of social cooperatives during the economic crisis: the italian case

By developing a multiple factor analysis (MFA), this paper aims at deepening the understanding of the economic performance and the employment features of social cooperatives in 2008 (before the crisis) and 2011 (after the beginning of the crisis) in order to better understand how the employment and economic performances of such organisations have changed during the years of the economic crisis. Particular attention will be paid to the analysis of the differences between Italy’s three main geographical areas. Read More

World Cooperative Monitor 2012

The World Co-operative Monitor is a project launched, with the scientific support of Euricse, by the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA). It is designed to develop a ranking of the biggest co-operatives and mutual organizations worldwide based not only on turnover but also on social value. Read More

WP 35 | 12 The Italian social cooperatives in 2008: A portrait using descriptive and principal component analysis

This paper describes the role of social cooperatives in Italy as a type of economic, nonprofit organization that is assuming an increasingly central role in the country, by contributing to its economic and social growth.In the last decade many agencies, institutions and research centres (Istat – Italian National Statistic Office, Ministry of Economic Development, Confcooperative Legacoop, Unioncamere) have provided studies on the evolution of the cooperative movement in the Third Sector, in order to monitor the development of these organizations over time and to evaluate their economic and employment impact over the country. Read More

WP 26 | 12 Cooperation in Italy in 2008

Despite a growing interest in cooperatives, the knowledge of real economic, occupational and social dimensions of the cooperative enterprises is still little and fragmentary, at both a national and an international level. Read More