Cooperatives: an economic and social alternative to the crisis

  • Javier Divar Garteiz-Aurrecoa University of Deusto
Keywords: cooperativism, democracy, solidarity

Abstract

Cooperativism was born as an economic and social alternative, driven by religious piety and regulated under democratic principles. Solidarity and economic democracy make cooperative societies particularly resistant to economic difficulties.

Received: 29 May 2013
Accepted: 26 June 2013
Published online: 18 December 2015

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Author Biography

Javier Divar Garteiz-Aurrecoa, University of Deusto
Catedrático de la Universidad de Deusto
Published
2013-12-31
How to Cite
Divar Garteiz-Aurrecoa, Javier. 2013. “Cooperatives: An Economic and Social Alternative to the Crisis”. International Association of Cooperative Law Journal, no. 47 (December), 257-64. https://doi.org/10.18543/baidc-47-2013pp257-264.

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