Cooperatives and the Market Economy by Kazuhiko Mikami - 9789819621279

Cooperatives and the Market EconomyAuthor(s): Kazuhiko Mikami\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nISBN-13: 9789819621279, 978-9819621279\nSynopsis\nCooperatives have often been viewed as organizations that are fundamentally different from conventional companies. This book redefines cooperatives as business organizations comparable to companies and examines their functional characteristics compared with companies, with the aim of enhancing their market compatibility and facilitating their integration into the market system.\n\nKazuhiko Mikami is one of the world's leading experts on cooperative firms. In this masterful book, he examines firms controlled by consumers, workers, and suppliers, showing how they differ from capitalist firms and carefully assessing their strengths and weaknesses. The book offers historical perspectives, provides concrete examples, compares legal frameworks across countries, and s