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Cooperation in Italy in 2008

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  • Carlo Borzaga
  • Chiara Carini
  • Ericka Costa
  • Maurizio Carpita
  • Michele Andreaus

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Despite a growing interest in cooperatives, the knowledge of real economic, occupational and social dimensions of the cooperative enterprises is still little and fragmentary, at both a national and an international level. This is also the case of Italy, a country with one of the most widespread cooperative system. Many Italian Institutes (e.g. Istat, Confcooperative, Legacoop and Unioncamere) have been studying cooperatives for a long time. The majority of their studies refer to specific contexts, to specific types of cooperative or to restricted samples. There is still a lack of updated analyses of the overall dimensions of this phenomenon, able to follow its evolution and quantify with reasonable precision the ability to manage business and create jobs. Starting from these preliminary remarks, the present study intends to offer a reliable analysis of the 2008 Italian cooperative system, by highlighting the economic and occupational dimensions and impact of the phenomenon.

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  • Carlo Borzaga & Chiara Carini & Ericka Costa & Maurizio Carpita & Michele Andreaus, 2012. "Cooperation in Italy in 2008," Euricse Working Papers 1226, Euricse (European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises).
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    Keywords

    cooperation; Italy; regional development; employment; economic performance;
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    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • L31 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs; Social Entrepreneurship
    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting

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