Cooperative Societies and Sustainability: A Spatial Analysis of Andalusia as a Tool for Implementing Territorial Development Policies, Strategies and Initiatives

María del Carmen Pérez-González and Lidia Valiente-Palma
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María del Carmen Pérez-González: Department of General Economy, University of Cadiz, 11002 Cádiz, Spain
Lidia Valiente-Palma: Department of Applied Economics I, University of Seville, 41018 Sevilla, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: Local development strategies, policies and initiatives that contribute to sustainable development are gaining increasing prominence. Cooperative societies—the most relevant organisations within the social economy—are widely present in Andalusia and play a key role in boosting sustainable development through their principles and values. On this basis, the article aims to determine whether certain areas in Andalusia are more predisposed to the presence of these enterprises and are more sustainable as a result. The methods used include an adapted shift-share analysis and application of local Moran’s I to obtain spatial clusters allowing the areas most favourable to the presence of this type of organisation to be identified. Therefore, one of the main contributions of the study is that it provides a tool for the application of local development policies, strategies and initiatives involving cooperatives in pursuit of a more sustainable society.

Keywords: Andalusia; cluster analysis; cooperative societies; local development initiatives; local Moran’s I; shift-share analysis; sustainability territorial development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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