Society for Co-operative Studies Bulletin 15

Contents

Reports from the Regions, p.4

Provides a round-up of the meetings and activities of the Society in partnership with regional co-operative societies and universities.

Current Co-operative Studies and Research, p.5

Information of the contribution of universities and colleges to co-operative studies and research.

AGM and Conference 1972, p.6

Announcement

Annual Report 1971/72, pp. 7-13

Report and annual review from AGM

Recent Publications on the Co-operative Movement: a select bibliography
B Howcroft, pp. 14-20

An updated list of publications

The Consumer Co-operative Societies in the Common Market
Dr E Schöne, pp. 21-24

This paper looks at networking between co-operatives in the Europena Economic Community (EEC) and specifically EURO-COOP - a representative network of European based wholesale purchasing societies. The paper calls for continued unity and collaboration between co-operative consumer societies in the EEC in order to maintain their future position and effectively protect the interests of consumers.

International Notes
W P Watkins, pp. 25-27

This review updates on activities in Germany and France together with the 50th anniversary of Revue des Études Coopératives (Review of Co-operative Studies). It concludes with a call for comparative studies on the processes and problems of regionalisation in neighbouring countries in the European Economic Community.