Subject Guide to Centre Publications
Our research results are published in various forms – books, professional journals, the Centre’s series of occasional papers, research reports, booklets, and pdfs. Many of our publications are made available free of charge in PDF format. Those interested in purchasing bound copies of our publications, please contact our main office. Prices are very reasonable. All of our publications are available for loan from our library.
Under each subject heading below, publications are listed by year with the newest publication first.
- Aboriginal Co-operatives
- Agricultural Co-operatives
- Car-Share Co-operatives
- Community Economic Development (CED)
- Consumer and Producer Co-operatives
- Co-operation
- Co-operative Education
- Co-operative Law
- Co-operatives
- Co-operatives – Canada
- Co-operatives – Governance
- Co-operatives – History
- Co-operatives – International
- Co-operatives – Management
- Co-operatives – Marketing
- Co-operatives – Membership
- Co-operatives – Moral and Ethical Aspects
- Co-operatives – Public Policy
- Co-operatives – Saskatchewan
- Credit Unions
- Health Care Co-operatives
- New Generation Co-operatives
- People with Disabilities and Co-operatives
- Retail Co-operatives
- Social Cohesion
- Social Economy
- Women in Co-operatives
- Worker Co-operatives
- Youth and Co-operatives
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Aboriginal Co-operatives
Through the Eyes of Women: What a Co-operative Can Mean in Supporting Women During Confinement and Integration. Isobel M. Findlay, James Popham, Patrick Ince, and Sarah Takahashi (116 p., Research Report), 2013. PDF
Self-Determination in Action: The Entrepreneurship of the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association Co-operative. Dwayne Pattison and Isobel M. Findlay (64 p., Research Report), 2010. PDF
Financing Aboriginal Enterprise Development: The Potential of Using Co-operative Models. Lou Hammond Ketilson and Kimberly Brown (104 p., Occasional Paper), 2009. PDF
A Report on Aboriginal Co-operatives in Canada: Current Situation and Potential for Growth. Lou Hammond Ketilson and Ian MacPherson (400 p.) 2001. PDF
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Agricultural Co-operatives
Co-operative Marketing Options for Organic Agriculture. Jason Heit and Michael Gertler (136 p., Research Report), 2009. PDF
The Agriculture of the Middle Initiative: Premobilizing Considerations and Formal Co-operative Structure. Thomas W. Gray (54 p., Occasional Paper), 2008. PDF
Between Solidarity and Profit: The Agricultural Transformation Societies in Spain (1940–2000). Cándido Román Cervantes (26 p.), 2008. PDF
Farmers’ Association Training Materials (part of the China-Canada Agriculture Development Program prepared for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency). Roger Herman and Murray Fulton (134 p.), 2006.
International Seminar on Legislation for Farmer Co-operatives in China: A Canadian Perspective. Daniel Ish, Bill Turner, and Murray Fulton (22 p.), 2006. PDF
Beyond Beef and Barley: Organizational Innovation and Social Factors in Farm Diversification and Sustainability. Michael Gertler, JoAnn Jaffe, and Lenore Swystun (118 p., Research Report), 2003.
Co-operatives and Farmers in the New Agriculture. Murray Fulton and Kim Sanderson (60 p., Occasional Paper), 2003. PDF
The Role of Farmers in the Future Economy. Brett Fairbairn (15 p.), 2003. PDF
Beyond Beef and Barley: Organizational Innovation and Social Factors in Farming Diversification and Sustainability. Michael Gertler, JoAnn Jaffe, and Lenore Swystun. (70+ p., Research Report), 2002. (This publication is constructed in four pdf files: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4. Please note that the pdf files do not contain all figures available in the print format. For a complete version of the report please refer to a print copy.)
Against All Odds: Explaining the Exporting Success of the Danish Pork Co-operatives. Jill Hobbs (40 p.), 2001. PDF
Rural Co-operatives and Sustainable Development. Michael Gertler. (30 p.), 2001. PDF
The CUMA Farm Machinery Co-operatives. Andrea Harris and Murray Fulton (46 p.), 2000. PDF
Response and Adaptation: Canadian Agricultural Co-operatives in the 21st Century. Murray Fulton and Julie Gibbings ( 91 p.), 2000. PDF
Farm Machinery Co-operatives: An Idea Worth Sharing. Andrea Harris and Murray Fulton (48 p.), 2000. PDF
Farm Machinery Co-operatives in Saskatchewan and Quebec. Andrea Harris and Murray Fulton (42 p.), 2000. PDF
Networking for Success: Strategic Alliances in the New Agriculture. Mona Holmlund and Murray Fulton (48 p.), 1999. PDF
Co-operative Organization in Rural Canada and the Agricultural Co-operative Movement in China: A Comparison. Zhu Shufang and Leonard P. Apedaile (56 p., Occasional Paper), 1998. PDF
Working Together: The Role of External Agents in the Development of Agriculture-Based Industries. Andrea Harris, Murray Fulton, Brenda Stefanson, and Don Lysyshyn (184 p.), 1998. PDF
Matador: The Co-operative Farming Tradition. George Melnyk (25 p., Occasional Paper), 1992. PDF
Farmers, Capital, and the State in Germany, c 1860–1914. Brett Fairbairn (36 p., Occasional Paper), 1991. PDF
Farm Interest Groups and Canadian Agricultural Policy. Barry Wilson, David Laycock, and Murray Fulton (44 p., Occasional Paper), 1988.
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Car-Share Co-operatives
A Car-Sharing Co-operative in Winnipeg: Alternatives and Recommendations. David Leland (28 p.), 1999. PDF
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Community Economic Development (CED)
Mapping Social Capital in a Network of Community Development Organizations: The South West Centre for Entrepreneurial Development Organizational Network. Jason Heit (70 p., Research Report), 2012. PDF
Building a Federal Policy Framework and Program in Support of Community Economic Development. Kirsten Bernas and Brendan Reimer (56 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
Understanding and Promoting Effective Partnerships for CED: A Case Study of SEED Winnipeg’s Partnerships. Gaelene Askeland and Kirit Patel (43 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
The Importance of Policy for Community Economic Development: A Case Study of the Manitoba Context. Brendan Reimer, Dan Simpson, Jesse Hajer, John Loxley (47 p., Research Report), 2009. PDF
Northern Ontario Women’s Economic Development Conference Report. PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise (66 p., Research Report), 2009. PDF
Government Policies towards Community Economic Development and the Social Economy in Quebec and Manitoba. John Loxley and Dan Simpson (66 p., Research Report), 2008. English PDF / French PDF
A Conversation about Community Development. Centre for the Study of Co-operatives (16 p.), 1997. PDF
Credit Unions and Community Economic Development. Brett Fairbairn, Lou Hammond Ketilson, and Peter Krebs (32 p.), 1997. PDF
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Consumer and Producer Co-operatives
Encouraging Democracy in Consumer and Producer Co-operatives. Stuart Bailey (124 p., Occasional Paper), 1986.
A New Model for Producer Co-operatives in Israel. Abraham Daniel (54 p., Occasional Paper), 1986.
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Co-operation
The Social Economy in Quebec: Lessons and Challenges for Internationalizing Co-operation. Marguerite Mendell (30 p.), 2008. PDF
Negotiating Synergies: A Study in Multiparty Conflict Resolution. Marj Benson (408 p., Occasional Paper), 2004. PDF
Conflict, Co-operation, and Culture: A Study in Multiparty Negotiations. Marj Benson (242 p., Occasional Paper), 2002. PDF
Prairie Populists and the Idea of Co-operation, 1910–1945. David Laycock (48 p.), 1985.
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Co-operative Education
The Management of Co-operatives: Developing a Postsecondary Course. Leezann Freed-Lobchuk, Vera Goussaert, Michael Benarroch, and Monica Juarez Adeler (37 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
Adult Educators in Co-operative Development: Agents of Change. Brenda Stefanson (102 p., Occasional Paper), 2002. PDF
“An Educational Institution of Untold Value” : The Evolution of the Co-operative College of Canada, 1953-1987. Jodi Crewe, (57 p., Occasional Paper), 2001. PDF [Appendix III - Organizational Chart - PDF]
Interdisciplinarity and the Transformation of the University. Brett Fairbairn and Murray Fulton (48 p.), 2000. PDF
Prairie Connections and Reflections: The History, Present, and Future of Co-operative Education. Brett Fairbairn (30 p.), 1999. PDF
The Components of Online Education: Higher Education and the Internet. Byron Henderson (67 p., Occasional Paper), 1998. PDF
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Co-operative Law
New Generation Co-operatives and the Law in Saskatchewan. Chad Haaf and Brenda Stefanson (14 p.), 2001. PDF
A History of Saskatchewan Co-operative Law: 1900 to 1960. Donald Mullord, Christopher Axworthy, and David Liston (72 p., Occasional Paper), 1988. PDF
Legal Responsibilities of Directors and Officers in Canadian Co-operatives. Daniel Ish and Kathleen Ring (148 p., Book), 1996. $15
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Co-operatives
A Co-operative Dilemma: Converting Organizational Form. Edited by Jorge Sousa and Roger Herman (324 p., Book), 2011.
Building Community: Creating Social and Economic Well-Being: A Conference Reflecting on Co-operative Strategies and Experiences. Conference report prepared by Mark McCulloch (60 p.), 2010. PDF
Measuring and Mapping the Impact of Social Economy Enterprises: The Role of Co-ops in Community Population Growth. Chipo Kangayi, Rose Olfert, and Mark Partridge (42 p., Research Report), 2008. PDF
Cognitive Processes and Co-operative Business Strategy. Murray Fulton and Julie Gibbings (22 p.), 2006. PDF
Cohesion, Adhesion, and Identities in Co-operatives. Brett Fairbairn (42 p.), 2006. PDF
Communities under Pressure: The Role of Co-operatives and the Social Economy. A synthesis report of a conference held in Ottawa, March 2006, sponsored by the Centre; PRI, Government of Canada; SSHRC; Human Resources and Social Development Canada; and the Co-operatives Secretariat (English and French, 14 p.), 2006.
Data Collection in the Co-operative Sector and Other Business Statistics in Canada and the United States. Angela Wagner and Cristine de Clercy (224 p. Occasional Paper), 2006. PDF
Globalization and Co-operatives. William Coleman (6 x 9, 24 p.), 2006. PDF
Revisiting the Role of Co-operative Values and Principles: Do They Act to Include or Exclude? Lou Hammond Ketilson (22 p.), 2006. PDF
Synergy and Strategic Advantage: Co-operatives and Sustainable Development. Michael Gertler (16 p.), 2006. PDF
Three Strategic Concepts for the Guidance of Co-operatives: Linkage, Transparency, and Cognition. Brett Fairbairn (38 p.), 2003. PDF
Rural Co-operatives and Sustainable Development. Michael Gertler (36 p.), 2001. PDF
Co-operative Development and the State: Case Studies and Analysis. Two volumes. Vol. I, pt. 1: Summary, Observations, and Conclusions about Co-operative Development; vol. I, pt. 2: Issues in Co-operative Development and Co-operative–State Relations, Brett Fairbairn (66 p.); vol. II, pt. 3: Co-operative Development and Sector–State Relations in the U.S.A., Brett Fairbairn and Laureen Gatin; vol. II, pt. 4: A Study of Co-operative Development and Government– Sector Relations in Australia, Garry Cronan and Jayo Wickremarachchi (230 p.), 2000.
Realizing Community: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. L.M. Findlay and Isobel M. Findlay, eds. Co-published with the Humanities Research Unit (208 p.), 1995. $15
Co-operatives in Principle and Practice. Anne McGillivray and Daniel Ish (144 p., Occasional Paper), 1992.
Co-operative Development: Towards a Social Movement Perspective. Patrick Develtere (114 p., Occasional Paper), 1992. PDF
Co-operatives and Community Development: Economics in Social Perspective. Brett Fairbairn, June Bold, Murray Fulton, Lou Hammond Ketilson, and Daniel Ish (160 p.), 1991. $15
Co-operative Organizations in Western Canada. Murray Fulton (40 p., Occasional Paper), 1988.
The Property of the Common: Justifying Co-operative Activity. Finn Aage Ekelund (74 p., Occasional Paper), 1987.
Co-operatives and Social Democracy: Elements of the Norwegian Case. Finn Aage Ekelund (42 p., Occasional Paper), 1986.
Encouraging Democracy in Consumer and Producer Co-operatives. Stuart Bailey (124 p., Occasional Paper), 1986.
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Co-operatives – Canada
Data Collection in the Co-operative Sector and Other Business Statistics in Canada and the United States. Angela Wagner and Cristine de Clercy (224 p., Occasional Paper), 2006. PDF
Canadian Co-operatives in the Year 2000: Memory, Mutual Aid, and the Millennium. Brett Fairbairn, Ian MacPherson, and Nora Russell, eds. (356 p., Book), 2000. $20
Comparative Financial Performance Analysis of Canadian Co-operatives, Investor-Owned Firms, and Industry Norms. Andrea Harris and Murray Fulton (152 p., Occasional Paper), 1996. PDF
Co-operative Organizations in Western Canada. Murray Fulton (40 p., Occasional Paper), 1988.
Co-operative/Government Relations in Canada: Lobbying, Public Policy Development and the Changing Co-operative System. David Laycock (246 p.), 1987.
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Co-operatives – Governance
Leadership and Representational Diversity. Cristine de Clercy (20 p.), 2006. PDF
Up a Creek with a Paddle: Excellence in the Boardroom. Ann Hoyt (26 p.), 2003. PDF
A Discussion Paper on Canadian Wheat Board Governance. Murray Fulton (16 p.), 1996. PDF
Legal Responsibilities of Directors and Officers in Canadian Co-operatives. Daniel Ish and Kathleen Ring (148 p., Book), 1996.
Election of Directors in Saskatchewan Co-operatives: Processes and Results. Lars Apland (72 p., Occasional Paper), 1987.
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Co-operatives – History
Sharing My Life: Building the Co-operative Movement. Harold Chapman (208 p., Book), 2011.
Walking Backwards into the Future. George Melnyk (22 p.), 2009. PDF
Co-operative Heritage: Where We’ve Come From. Brett Fairbairn (18 p.), 2006. PDF
“Canada’s Co-operative Province”: Individualism and Mutualism in a Settler Society, 1905-2005. Brett Fairbairn (76 p., Occasional Paper), 2005. PDF
“An Educational Institution of Untold Value” : The Evolution of the Co-operative College of Canada, 1953-1987. Jodi Crewe (57 p., Occasional Paper), 2001. PDF [Appendix III - Organizational Chart - PDF]
Canadian Co-operatives in the Year 2000: Memory, Mutual Aid, and the Millennium. Brett Fairbairn, Ian MacPherson, and Nora Russell, editors. (341 p., Book), 2000.
The Meaning of Rochdale: The Rochdale Pioneers and the Co-operative Principles. Brett Fairbairn (60 p., Occasional Paper), 1994. PDF
Farmers, Capital, and the State in Germany, c 1860-1914. Brett Fairbairn (36 p., Occasional Paper), 1991. PDF
A History of Saskatchewan Co-operative Law: 1900 to 1960. Donald Mullord, Christopher Axworthy, and David Liston (72 p., Occasional Paper), 1988. PDF
Prairie Populists and the Idea of Co-operation, 1910-1945. David Laycock (48 p., Occasional Paper), 1985.
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Co-operatives – International
Between Solidarity and Profit: The Agricultural Transformation Societies in Spain (1940–2000). Candido Roman Cervantes (26 p.), 2008. PDF
Data Collection in the Co-operative Sector and Other Business Statistics in Canada and the United States. Angela Wagner and Cristine de Clercy (224 p., Occasional Paper), 2006. PDF
Globalization and Co-operatives. William Coleman (6 x 9, 24 p.), 2006. PDF
International Seminar on Legislation for Farmer Co-operatives in China: A Canadian Perspective. Daniel Ish, Bill Turner, and Murray Fulton (22 p.), 2006. PDF
Co-operative Membership and Globalization: New Directions in Research and Practice. Brett Fairbairn and Nora Russell, eds. (320 p.. Book), 2004.
Is It the End of Utopia? The Israeli Kibbutz at the Twenty-First Century. Uriel Leviatan (36 p.), 2003. PDF
Against All Odds: Explaining the Exporting Success of the Danish Pork Co-operatives. Jill Hobbs (40 p.), 2001. PDF
Co-operative Organization in Rural Canada and the Agricultural Co-operative Movement in China: A Comparison. Zhu Shufang and Leonard P. Apedaile (56 p., Occasional Paper) 1998. PDF
The Co-operative Movement: An International View. S.K. Saxena (20 p., Occasional Paper), 1993.
Farmers, Capital, and the State in Germany, c 1860–1914. Brett Fairbairn (36 p., Occasional Paper), 1991. PDF
Co-operatives and Social Democracy: Elements of the Norwegian Case. Finn Aage Ekelund (42 p., Occasional Paper), 1986.
A New Model for Producer Co-operatives in Israel. Abraham Daniel (54 p., Occasional Paper), 1986.
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Co-operatives – Management
The Management of Co-operatives: Developing a Postsecondary Course. Leezann Freed- Lobchuk, Vera Goussaert, Michael Benarroch, and Monica Juarez Adeler (37 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
Living the Dream: Membership and Marketing in the Co-operative Retailing System. Brett Fairbairn (288 p., Book), 2003.
Rural Co-operatives and Sustainable Development. Michael Gertler. (30 p.), 2001. PDF
Labour Relations in Co-operatives. Kurt Wetzel and Daniel G. Gallagher (30 p., Occasional Paper), 1987.
The Management of Co-operatives: A Bibliography. Lou Hammond Ketilson, Bonnie Korthuis, and Colin Boyd (144 p., Occasional Paper), 1987.
Co-operatives and Their Employees: Towards a Harmonious Relationship. Christopher Axworthy (82 p., Occasional Paper), 1985.
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Co-operatives – Marketing
Co-operative Marketing Options for Organic Agriculture. Jason Heit and Michael Gertler (136 p., Research Report), 2009. PDF
Innovations in Co-operative Marketing and Communications. Leslie Brown (6 x 9, 26 p.), 2006. PDF
Living the Dream: Membership and Marketing in the Co-operative Retailing System. Brett Fairbairn (288 p., Book), 2004. $20
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Co-operatives – Membership
Community Conversations about the Good Food Junction Co-operative. Emily Hurd. (43 p., Research Report), 2012. PDF
Co-operative Membership: Issues and Challenges. Bill Turner (16 p. $5), 2006. PDF
Co-operative Membership as a Complex and Dynamic Social Process. Michael Gertler (28 p.), 2006. PDF
Co-operative Membership and Globalization: New Directions in Research and Practice. Brett Fairbairn and Nora Russell, eds. (320 p., Book), 2004. $20
Living the Dream: Membership and Marketing in the Co-operative Retailing System. Brett Fairbairn (288 p., Book), 2003. $20
Making Membership Meaningful: Participatory Democracy in Co-operatives. The International Joint Project on Co-operative Democracy (356 p.), 1995. $15
Patronage Allocation, Growth, and Member Well-Being in Co-operatives. Jeff Corman and Murray Fulton (48 p., Occasional Paper), 1989.
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Co-operatives – Moral and Ethical Aspects
Co-operative Social Responsibility: A Natural Advantage? Andrea Harris (30 p.), 2006. PDF
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Co-operatives – Public Policy
Building a Federal Policy Framework and Program in Support of Community Economic Development. Kirsten Bernas and Brendan Reimer (56 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
Municipal Government Support of the Social Economy Sector. Jenny Kain, Emma Sharkey, and Robyn Webb (68 p., Research Report, co-published with the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance), 2010. PDF
Enabling Policy Environments for Co-operative Development: A Comparative Experience. Monica Juarez Adeler (40 p., Research Report), 2009. PDF
Balancing Act: Crown Corporations in a Successful Economy. Brett Fairbairn (16 p.), 1997. PDF
Farm Interest Groups and Canadian Agricultural Policy. Barry Wilson, David Laycock, and Murray Fulton (44 p., Occasional Paper), 1988.
Co-operative/Government Relations in Canada: Lobbying, Public Policy Development and the Changing Co-operative System. David Laycock (246 p., Occasional Paper), 1987.
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Co-operatives – Saskatchewan
An Economic Impact Analysis of the Co-operative Sector in Saskatchewan: Update 1998. Roger Herman and Murray Fulton (64 p.), 2001. Link to Study PDFs
Rural Co-operatives and Sustainable Development. Michael Gertler. (30 p.), 2001. PDF
The Social and Economic Importance of the Co-operative Sector in Saskatchewan. Lou Hammond Ketilson, Michael Gertler, Murray Fulton, Roy Dobson, and Leslie Polsom (244 p.), 1998. PDF
Saskatchewan Co-operatives: A Record of Community Development. Centre for the Study of Co-operatives (32 p.), 1992. (Out of Print)
The Co-operative Sector in Saskatchewan: A Statistical Overview. Louise Simbandumwe, Murray Fulton, and Lou Hammond Ketilson (54 p., Occasional Paper) 1991.
A History of Saskatchewan Co-operative Law: 1900 to 1960. Donald Mullord, Christopher Axworthy, and David Liston (72 p., Occasional Paper), 1988. PDF
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Credit Unions
An Economic Analysis of Microcredit Lending. Haotao Wu (208 p., PhD Dissertation/Research Report), 2011. PDF
Economic Impact of Credit Unions on Rural Communities. Fortunate Mavenga (133 p., MA Thesis/Research Report), 2011. PDF
Models for Effective Credit Union Governance: Maintaining Community Connections Following a Merger. Lou Hammond Ketilson and Kimberly Brown (82 p., Occasional Paper), 2011. PDF
The SANASA Model: Co-operative Development through Micro-Finance. Ingrid Fischer, Lloyd Hardy, Daniel Ish, and Ian MacPherson (80 p.), 1999. PDF
Credit Unions and Community Economic Development. Brett Fairbairn, Lou Hammond Ketilson, and Peter Krebs (32 p.), 1997. PDF
Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires: Background, Market Characteristics, and Future Development. J.T. Zinger (26 p., Occasional Paper), 1994. PDF
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Health Care Co-operatives
The Role of Co-operatives in Health Care: National and International Perspectives. Report of an International Health Care Conference held in Saskatoon 28 October 2008. Prepared by Catherine Leviten-Reid (24 p.), 2009. PDF
The Case of the Saint-Camille Care and Services Solidarity Co-operative and Its Impact on Social Cohesion. Genevieve Langlois, with the collaboration of Patrick De Bortoli and under the guidance of Jean-Pierre Girard and Benoit Levesque (96 p., Occasional Paper), 2006. PDF
Community-Based Models of Health Care: A Bibliography. Lou Hammond Ketilson and Michael Quennell (62 p., Occasional Paper), 1990.
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New Generation Co-operatives
New Generation Co-operative Development in Canada. Murray Fulton (23 p.), 2001. PDF
New Generation Co-operatives: Key Steps in the Issuance of Securities and the Secondary Trade. Brenda Stefanson, Ian McIntosh, and Dean Murrison (27 p.), 2001. PDF
New Generation Co-operatives and the Law in Saskatchewan. Chad Haaf and Brenda Stefanson (14 p.), 2001. PDF
NGCs: Resource Materials for Business Development Professionals and Agricultural Producers (160 p.), 2001. [Link to PDF collection]
New Generation Co-operatives: Opportunities in Agricultural Processing. Brenda Stefanson (Resource kit including video and two Centre booklets on NGCs), 1997. ($20 – Out of Print)
New Generation Co-operatives: Responding to Changes in Agriculture. Brenda Stefanson and Murray Fulton (16 p.), 1997. PDF
New Generation Co-operatives: Rebuilding Rural Economies. Brenda Stefanson, Murray Fulton, and Andrea Harris (24 p.), 1995. PDF
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People with Disabilities and Co-operatives
Empowerment through Co-operation: Disability Inclusion via Multistakeholder Co-operative Development. Kama Soles (138 p., MA Thesis/Research Report), 2011. PDF
“A Place to Learn, Work, and Heal”: An Evaluation of Crocus Co-operative. Julia Bidonde and Catherine Leviten-Reid (64 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
Revisiting the Role of Co-operative Values and Principles: Do They Act to Include or Exclude? Lou Hammond Ketilson (22 p.), 2006. PDF
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Retail Co-operatives
Community Conversations about the Good Food Junction Co-operative. Emily Hurd. (43 p., Research Report), 2012. PDF
The Impact of Retail Co-operative Amalgamations in Western Canada. Lou Hammond Ketilson, Roger Herman, and Dwayne Pattison (100 p., Occasional Paper), 2011. PDF
Building a Dream: The Co-operative Retailing System in Western Canada, 1928–1988. Brett Fairbairn (352 p., Book), 2004. $20
Cohesion, Consumerism, and Co-operatives: Looking ahead for the Co-operative Retailing System. Brett Fairbairn (26 p.), 2004. PDF
Living the Dream: Membership and Marketing in the Co-operative Retailing System. Brett Fairbairn (288 p., Book), 2004. $20
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Social Cohesion
Social Cohesion through Market Democratization: Alleviating Legitimation Deficits through Co-operation. Rob Dobrohoczki (68 p., Occasional Paper), 2008. PDF
The Case of the Saint-Camille Care and Services Solidarity Co-operative and Its Impact on Social Cohesion. Genevieve Langlois, with the collaboration of Patrick De Bortoli and under the guidance of Jean-Pierre Girard and Benoit Levesque (96 p., Occasional Paper), 2006. PDF
The Role of Social Cohesion in the Adoption of Innovation and Selection of Organizational Form. Roger Herman (58 p., Research Report), 2003. PDF
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Social Economy
For a more detailed subject guide to our Social Economy project publications, including forthcoming reports, please see our Social Economy Project website.
Through the Eyes of Women: What a Co-operative Can Mean in Supporting Women During Confinement and Integration. Isobel M. Findlay, James Popham, Patrick Ince, and Sarah Takahashi (116 p., Research Report), 2013. PDF
Individualized Funding: A Framework for Effective Implementation. Marsha Dozar, Don Gallant, Judy Hannah, Emily Hurd, Jason Newberry, Ken Pike, and Brian Salisbury (25 p., Research Report), 2012. PDF
Mapping Social Capital in a Network of Community Development Organizations: The South West Centre for Entrepreneurial Development Organizational Network. Jason Heit (70 p., Research Report), 2012. PDF
Community Conversations about the Good Food Junction Co-operative. Emily Hurd. (43 p., Research Report), 2012. PDF
Participatory Action Research: Challenges, Complications, and Opportunities. Patricia W. Elliott (54 p., Research Report), 2012. PDF
Community-Based Regional Food Distribution Initiatives. Colin Anderson and Stéphane McLachlan (12 p., Research Report), 2012. PDF
“A Place to Learn, Work, and Heal”: An Evaluation of Crocus Co-operative. Julia Bidonde and Catherine Leviten-Reid (64 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
Empowerment through Co-operation: Disability Inclusion via Multistakeholder Co-operative Development. Kama Soles (138pp., MA Thesis/Research Report), 2011. PDF
Economic Impact of Credit Unions on Rural Communities. Fortunate Mavenga (133 p., MA Thesis/Research Report), 2011. PDF
Building a Federal Policy Framework and Program in Support of Community Economic Development. Kirsten Bernas and Brendan Reimer (56 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
Engaging Youth in Community Futures: The Rural Youth Research Internship Project. David Thompson and Ashleigh Sauvé (856 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
Community Resilience, Adaptation, and Innovation: The Case of the Social Economy in La Ronge. Kimberly Brown, Isobel M. Findlay, and Rob Dobrohoczki (73 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
An Economic Analysis of Microcredit Lending. Haotao Wu (208 p., PhD Dissertation/Research Report), 2011. PDF
Enhancing and Linking Ethnocultural Organizations and Communities in Rural Manitoba: A Focus on Brandon and Steinbach. Jill Bucklaschuk and Monika Sormova (68 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
Mining and the Social Economy in Baker Lake, Nunavut. Warren Bernauer (32 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
Understanding and Promoting Effective Partnerships for CED: A Case Study of SEED Winnipeg’s Partnerships. Gaelene Askeland and Kirit Patel (43 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
The Management of Co-operatives: Developing a Postsecondary Course. Leezann Freed-Lobchuk, Vera Goussaert, Michael Benarroch, and Monica Juarez Adeler (37 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
Adult Education and the Social Economy: The Communitarian Pedagogy of Watson Thomson. Michael Chartier (114 p., MA Thesis/Research Report), 2010. PDF
Self-Determination in Action: The Entrepreneurship of the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association Co-operative. Dwayne Pattison and Isobel M. Findlay (64 p., Research Report), 2010. PDF
Community-Based Planning: Engagement, Collaboration, and Meaningful Participation in the Creation of Neighbourhood Plans. Karin Kliewer (72 p., Research Report), 2010. PDF
Cypress Hills Ability Centres Inc.: Exploring Alternatives. Maria Basualdo and Chipo Kangayi (76 p., Research Report), 2010. PDF
Eat Where You Live: Building a Social Economy of Local Food in Western Canada. Joel Novek and Cara Nichols (72 p., Research Report), 2010. PDF
Exploring Key Informants’ Experiences with Self-Directed Funding. Nicola S. Chopin and Isobel M. Findlay (122 p., Research Report), 2010. PDF
Municipal Government Support of the Social Economy Sector. Jenny Kain, Emma Sharkey, and Robyn Webb (68 p., Research Report, co-published with the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance), 2010. PDF
Portrait of Community Resilience of Sault Ste Marie. Jude Ortiz and Linda Savory-Gordon (80 p., Research Report), 2010. PDF
Co-operative Marketing Options for Organic Agriculture. Jason Heit and Michael Gertler (136 p., Research Report), 2009. PDF
Culture, Creativity, and the Arts: Achieving Community Resilience and Sustainability through the Arts in Sault Ste. Marie. Jude Ortiz and Gayle Broad (133 p., Research Report), 2009. PDF
The Importance of Policy for Community Economic Development: A Case Study of the Manitoba Context. Brendan Reimer, Dan Simpson, Jesse Hajer, John Loxley (47 p., Research Report), 2009. PDF
Northern Ontario Women’s Economic Development Conference Report. PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise (66 p., Research Report), 2009. PDF
South Bay Park Rangers Employment Project for Persons Living with a Disability: A Case Study in Individual Empowerment and Community Interdependence. Isobel M. Findlay, Julia Bidonde, Maria Basualdo, and Alyssa McMurtry (46 p., Research Report), 2009. PDF
Enabling Policy Environments for Co-operative Development: A Comparative Experience. Monica Juarez Adeler (40 p., Research Report), 2009. PDF
Algoma Central Railway: Wilderness Tourism by Rail Opportunity Study. Prepared by Malone Given Parsons Ltd. for the Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains (82 p., Research Report), 2008. PDF
Community Supported Agriculture: Putting the “Culture” Back into Agriculture. Miranda Mayhew, Cecilia Fernandez, and Lee-Ann Chevrette (10 p., Research Report), 2008. PDF
Evaluation of Saskatoon Urban Aboriginal Strategy. Cara Spence and Isobel Findlay (44 p., Research Report), 2008. PDF
Financing Social Enterprise: An Enterprise Perspective. Wanda Wuttunee, Martin Chicilo, Russ Rothney, and Lois Gray (32 p., Research Report), 2008. PDF
Financing Social Enterprise: A Scan of Financing Providers in the Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Northwestern Ontario Region. Wanda Wuttunee, Russ Rothney, and Lois Gray (39 p., Research Report), 2008. PDF
Government Policies towards Community Economic Development and the Social Economy in Quebec and Manitoba. John Loxley and Dan Simpson (66 p., Research Report), 2008. English PDF / French PDF
Growing Pains: Social Enterprise in Saskatoon’s Core Neighbourhoods. Mitch Diamantopoulos and Isobel Findlay (70 p., Research Report), 2008. PDF
Measuring and Mapping the Impact of Social Economy Enterprises: The Role of Co-ops in Community Population Growth. Chipo Kangayi, Rose Olfert, and Mark Partridge (42 p., Research Report), 2008. PDF
A New Vision for Saskatchewan: Changing Lives and Systems through Individualized Funding for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Karen Lynch and Isobel Findlay (138 p., Research Report), 2008. PDF
Recovery of the Collective Memory and Projection into the Future: ASOPRICOR. Jose Reyes, Janeth Valero, and Gayle Broad (44 p., Research Report), 2008. PDF
The Social Economy in Quebec: Lessons and Challenges for Internationalizing Co-operation. Marguerite Mendell (30 p.), 2008. PDF
Social Enterprises and the Ontario Disability Support Program: A Policy Perspective on Employing Persons with Disabilities. Gayle Broad and Madison Saunders (41 p., Research Report), 2008. PDF
Urban Aboriginal Strategy Funding Database. Karen Lynch, Cara Spence, and Isobel Findlay (22 p., Research Report), 2008. PDF
Communities under Pressure: The Role of Co-operatives and the Social Economy. A synthesis report of a conference held in Ottawa, March 2006, sponsored by the Centre; PRI, Government of Canada; SSHRC; Human Resources and Social Development Canada; and the Co-operatives Secretariat (English and French, 14 p.), 2006.
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Women in Co-operatives
Through the Eyes of Women: What a Co-operative Can Mean in Supporting Women During Confinement and Integration. Isobel M. Findlay, James Popham, Patrick Ince, and Sarah Takahashi (116 p., Research Report), 2013. PDF
Networking Diversity: Including Women and Other Under-Represented Groups in Co-operatives. Myfanwy Van Vliet (24 p., Research Report), 2006. PDF
Revisiting the Role of Co-operative Values and Principles: Do They Act to Include or Exclude? Lou Hammond Ketilson (22 p.), 2006. PDF
Proceedings of the Women in Co-operatives Forum, 7-8 November 1997, Moose Jaw, SK (112 p.), 1998.
Research for Action: Women in Co-operatives. Leona Theis and Lou Hammond Ketilson (98 p.), 1994. PDF
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Worker Co-operatives
The Future of Worker Co-operatives in Hostile Environments: Some Reflections from Down Under. Allan Halladay and Colin Peile (94 p., Occasional Paper), 1989.
Worker Co-operatives and Worker Ownership: Issues Affecting the Development of Worker Co-operatives in Canada. Christopher Axworthy and David Perry (100 p., Occasional Paper), 1988.
Worker Co-operatives: An International Bibliography/ Coopératives de Travailleurs: Une Bibliographie Inter-nationale. Rolland LeBrasseur, Alain Bridault, David Gallingham, Gérard Lafrenière, and Terence Zinger (76 p., Occasional Paper), 1987.
Employment Co-operatives: An Investment in Innovation. Proceedings of the Saskatoon Worker Co-operative Conference. Skip McCarthy, ed. (288 p., Occasional Paper), 1985.
Worker Co-operatives in Mondragon, the U.K., and France: Some Reflections. Christopher Axworthy (100 p., Occasional Paper), 1985.
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Youth and Co-operatives
Engaging Youth in Community Futures: The Rural Youth Research Internship Project. David Thompson and Ashleigh Sauvé (56 p., Research Report), 2011. PDF
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