Part One: Understanding Co-operatives

PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING CO-OPERATIVES

What are co-operatives?

How are they different to other businesses and organisations?

What types of co-operatives are there in Australia?

Why do people join co-operatives?

Co-operative identity, values and principles

A short history of co-operatives

Co-operatives today

Why co-operatives succeed

Why they can fail

Legislation