History

Here are some resources for worker cooperatives history.

Staff Picks
Title Format Source
African American Cooperatives PDF Babson-Equal Exchange Cooperative Curriculum
Philadelphia Story
Plywood Co-operatives in the United States: An Endangered Species PDF
Startups and Replication PDF PHI
The Workers' Owned Sewing Company: Making the Eagle Fly Friday PDF ICA Group
WAGES History and Lessons 1995-2000 PDF WAGES
Worker Co-ops: Weathering the Storm of COVID-19 PDF The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
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Title Format Source
2016 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector Report PDF
2017 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector Report PDF Democracy at Work Institute
2019 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector Report PDF Democracy at Work Institute
African American Cooperatives PDF Babson-Equal Exchange Cooperative Curriculum
Beyond the Boss: Building the U.S. Worker Cooperative Movement in the Context of Global Capitalism Word Processor Document School for International Training
Building Community Economies in Massachusetts: an Emerging Model of Economic Development? PDF Community Economies Collective
Building Resilient Sustainable Economies via the Cooperative Sector and Flexible Specialization: Lessons from the Emilia Romagna Region of Italy PDF Appalachian State University
Democratic Management: A Practical Guide for Managers and Others PDF Democracy at Work Institute
El Estado del Sector de Cooperativas de Trabajo de 2017 PDF Democracy at Work Institute
Enabling Policy Environments for Cooperative Development: A Comparative Experience PDF Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan; Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg
Equal Exchange: Doing Well by Doing Good PDF Foundation for Enterprise Development
Industrial districts and inter-firm co-operation in Italy PDF International Institute for Labor Studies
Industry Clusters: Business Choice, Policy Outcome, or Branding Strategy PDF Regional Technology Strategies
Jobs and the Urban Poor: Privately Initiated Sectoral Strategies PDF The Aspen Institute, The Ford Foundation, The Mott Foundation
Local Development in Emilia-Romagna: Alternatives in Action PDF INTERCONTINENTAL NETWORK FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL SOLIDARITY ECONOMY
Philadelphia Story
Plywood Co-operatives in the United States: An Endangered Species PDF
Preliminary Census of Worker Cooperatives in the United States PDF US Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Solidarity Economy: Building Alternatives for People and Planet (Papers and Reports from the U.S. Social Forum 2007) PDF
Startups and Replication PDF PHI
Subjects of Scale / Spaces of Possibility: Producing Co-operative Space in Theory and Enterprise PDF UMASS-Amherst
The Communist Party in The Land of Cooperation Word Processor Document MUEC
The Cooperative Coopers of Minneapolis PDF
The Cooperative District of Imola: Forging the High Road to Globalization PDF MUEC
The Relative Survival of Worker Cooperatives and Barriers to Their Creation PDF Foundation for Enterprise Development
The Relative Survival of Worker Cooperatives and Barriers to Their Creation [PowerPoint] Presentation Foundation for Enterprise Development
The Role of Local Cooperative Development Agencies in Promoting Worker Cooperatives PDF
The Valley Alliance of Worker Co-operatives:Exploring the Potential of Co-op Led Development PDF St. Mary's University
The Workers' Owned Sewing Company: Making the Eagle Fly Friday PDF ICA Group
United States Federation of Worker Co-operatives St. Mary's University
WAGES History and Lessons 1995-2000 PDF WAGES
Weavers of Dreams: Founders of the Modern Co-operative Movement PDF Center for Cooperatives, University of California
Worker Co-ops: Weathering the Storm of COVID-19 PDF The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Worker Cooperative Support System in NYC [ppt] Presentation MIT