{"product_id":"co-operatives-ian-adderley-9781068446511","title":"Co-operatives: Linking Practice and Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are co-operatives, and why do they exist?\u003c\/strong\u003e What's the difference between a co-operative and an investor-owned firm, or between a co-operative and social enterprise? Do co-operatives work, and are they political?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolicymakers, researchers, and practitioners looking to expand their understanding of co-operative forms and structures, and the broader co-operative movement, will find answers to these questions and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Adderley is a lawyer, with extensive experience in the co-operative movement. Here he links the practice and theory of co-operatives and\u003cstrong\u003e explores the co-operative movement from its history to present day operation\u003c\/strong\u003e. Law, economics, politics, governance, and finance are some of the topics covered in this wide-ranging account of the co-operative movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work is supported by the UK Society for Co-operative Studies, a charity advancing education on these topics, of which Adderley is a trustee and former chair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Adderley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 106844651X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068446511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Co-Op Press Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d","brand":"Ian Adderley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48438137815295,"sku":"9781068446511","price":58.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_281eb085-a8c2-4978-bb67-5ff4bd7dd9fd.jpg?v=1777169068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/co-operatives-ian-adderley-9781068446511","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}