Solara: Hidden Class Assumptions in a Low-income Housing Cooperative
This paper explores causes for the partial organizational failure of a co-operative in Northern California.
History
Cooperatives in the African American Experience
Prepared for the Babson-Equal Exchange Cooperative Curriculum
By Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Ph.D.
Cooperatives: Principles and practices in the 21st century
Written by Kimberly A. Zueli and Robert Cropp, published by the University of Wisconsin, 2004.
This publication is the fourth and most extensive revision of the Marvin A. Schaars' text Cooperatives, Principles and Practices, University of Wisconsin Extension-Madison, Publication A1457, July 1980. What has come to be known simply as "the Schaars book. "was originally written in 1936 by Chris L. Christensen, Asher Hobson, Henry Bakken, R.K.
History of Housing Coops
Presented at NASCO Institute by Jim Jones (Collective Seeds Consulting Cooperative)
A history of group housing cooperatives in North America. A look at both student and community based cooperatives, starting in 1873 and continuing to the present. How did we all get here? Why aren't there co-ops like ours in other countries? What events in our country have influenced and affected our cooperatives?
BSC Welcome to the Co-ops - Video
Berkeley Student Cooperative "Welcome to the Co-ops" orientation video.
An introduction to the history of the Berkeley Student Cooperative and how cooperative living keeps costs low and builds communtiy.
What is a Co-op?
This is a brief descriptions of what a co-op is, as well as the different types of co-ops that exist.
Hasten Slowly, and Soon You Will Arrive: The Mysterious Presence of the Student Housing Cooperatives in North America Part 1
The first installment of a book on student co-op history by NASCO's former Executive Director, Jim Jones.
NASCO's Story
A history of NASCO from inception to the present.
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Preserving Affordability for Future Generations: The NASCO Model
This presentation was given by Steve Dubb of the Democracy Collaborative at NASCO's 2008 Cooperative Education and Training Institute.
50 Fun Facts About Co-ops
These funny facts are adapted from the Co-op Union, UK's 150 Funny Facts on Co-ops prepared in 1995 for the 150th Anniversary of Rochdale.