Cooperation in Italy in 2008

Carlo Borzaga, Chiara Carini, Ericka Costa, Maurizio Carpita and Michele Andreaus

No 1226, Euricse Working Papers from Euricse (European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises)

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: cooperation; Italy; regional development; employment; economic performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 L31 M41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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