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Cooperatives
 Websites presented in alphabetical order National Association of Housing Cooperatives (NAHC) 
 Resources on cooperative housing in the United States, which is housing where "members own a share in a corporation that owns or controls the building(s) and/or property in which they live." Discusses buying into a housing co-op, starting a new co-op, and topics related to living in a co-op (such as taxes and homeowners insurance). Includes a history, glossary, and updates on legislative issues of interest to housing cooperatives. From a national federation of housing cooperatives. http://www.coophousing.org Topics: Business, Housing Last updated Dec 1, 2005 National Co-operative Archive
Collection of documents and background information about the cooperative movement that started in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution to organize people around common ideals and goals. Includes information about Robert Owen ("Father of Co-operation") and other pioneers in the movement. Also includes links to related sites. From the archive of the Co-operative College, Manchester, United Kingdom. http://archive.co-op.ac.uk/ Topics: Business Last updated Nov 30, 2005 University of Wisconsin Center For Cooperatives
This research center "strives to study, promote and research cooperative action as a means of meeting the economic and social needs of people." The center's website contains bulletins on worker cooperatives and types of cooperatives (such as forestry and dairy), case studies for specific co-ops, and links to other publications on topics related to cooperative businesses. http://www.wisc.edu/uwcc/ Topics: Business Last updated Nov 30, 2005 |
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