On the principle of cooperation among cooperatives today

  • Alejandro Martínez Charterina Universidad de Deusto
Keywords: cooperativism, cooperative principles, economic crisis, cooperation among cooperatives, sixth principle, cooperative solidarity

Abstract

The present situation has been defined by two key facts. Firstly, we are going through an extraordinarily intense persistent economic crisis and we are celebrating the International Year of Cooperatives in 2012, which has been declared by the United Nations with the slogan «Cooperative enterprises build a better world». Cooperatives have the advantage of facing the crisis from a more flexible position, making them more resistant than other types of enterprises. The reason behind this is the business model of coops, whose actions are adjusted to the cooperative principles and values that make them unique. The sixth cooperative principle, which is cooperation among cooperatives, is inevitably linked to solidarity and plays a key role in their cooperative identity.

Received: 07 June 2012
Accepted: 13 July 2012
Published online: 18 December 2015

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Author Biography

Alejandro Martínez Charterina, Universidad de Deusto
Catedrático de la Universidad de Deusto. Director del Instituto de Estudios Cooperativos de la Facultad de Derecho
Published
2012-12-31
How to Cite
Martínez Charterina, Alejandro. 2012. “On the Principle of Cooperation Among Cooperatives Today”. International Association of Cooperative Law Journal, no. 46 (December), 133-46. https://doi.org/10.18543/baidc-46-2012pp133-146.

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