Cooperative Enterprises

Cooperative Enterprises is the first textbook to examine the evolution of cooperative enterprise model and the contribution that cooperatives can make to the economy and society.

Piero Ammirato is an Honorary Fellow at Deakin University. He completed his doctorate on cooperative studies at the University of Adelaide in 1994. Piero taught politics at the University of Adelaide, held positions of director of cooperatives and community organisations, and worked as manager of research and a principal policy adviser in the Victorian public service. His previous publications include: La Lega: The Making of a Successful Cooperative Network. Aldershot: Dartmouth Publishing Company (1996); and The Growth of Italian Cooperatives: Innovation, Resilience and Social Responsibility. New York: Routledge (2018).