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This paper aims to highlight the role of solidarity funds in the development and support of national co-operative movements. Those are financial institutions specialized in supporting the start-up and growth of co-operatives. By adopting a case study approach, our analysis shows that solidarity funds emerged globally with similar objectives. Our international comparison focuses on Italy but includes France, the United Kingdom and Québec as a specific Canadian province with a French institutional environment. Despite their crucial importance, there is limited available research on this subject. To this end, our paper has policy implications; we need to consider establishing such institutions in countries where co-operatives are lagging behind as traditional financial institutions are often unable to finance co-operatives because of their property rights regime.

Sustainable but Not Spontaneous: Co-Operatives and the Solidarity Funds in Italy This paper aims to highlight the role of solidarity funds in the development and support of national co-operative movements. Those are financial institutions specialized in supporting the start-up and growth of co-operatives. By adopting a case study approach, our analysis shows that solidarity fund...

🔴 È uscita la nostra prima intervista!
Qualche settimana fa siamo stati intervistati da Smart Italia.

Insieme abbiamo parlato di:
📌 come sia nata l'idea del libro
📌 degli obiettivi del volume
📌 come la pandemia abbia avuto un impatto sul libro
📌 come abbiamo scelto le sei esperienze di start-up cooperative
📌 come le cooperative possano avere un impatto nella società del futuro!

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Insights into Regional Development, Volume 2 Number 2 June 2020 https://jssidoi.org/ird/issue/6