Case Studies of Consumers{u2019} Cooperatives : Successful Cooperatives Started by Finnish Groups in the United States Studied in Relation to Their Social and Economic Environment

PREFACE Mr. Waldemar Niemela, manager of the Boston branch of the Eastern Cooperative Wholesale; and Mr. Werner Regli, head of the Accounting Bureau of the Cooperative League. Mr. Walter Mitchell, Jr. of Dun & Bradstreet not only read over parts of the manuscript but aided greatly by furnishing the statistical information collected by Dun & Bradstreet on the costs of distribution.In the collection of factual material I was fortunate in receiving the generous assistance of the Cooperative League of the U. S. Α., and of the officials of many individual cooperatives, notably the United Cooperative Society of Maynard, Massachusetts, and the Central Cooperative Wholesale of Superior, Wisconsin. Of the numerous individuals who assisted me in the field, I would like to thank in particular Miss Preface Contents 1. Introduction. A Note on the Order of Reading Part I. Maynard, Massachusetts 2. Cooperative Accomplishments in Maynard 3. A Description of the Community 4. The Development of Cooperatives 5. Social Aspects of the United Cooperative Society’s Growth 6. An Economic Appraisal of the United Cooperative Society 7. Direction and Personnel 8. Competition with Private Business for Patronage 9. The Case of Maynard, Massachusetts; Conclusions Part II. Cooperatives in the Lake Superior Region and Their Cooperative Wholesale 10. A Survey of Consumers’ Cooperatives in the Lake Superior Region 11. The Environment in Which They Developed 12. The Development of Consumers’ Cooperatives – Why, When, Where 13. The Cooperative Wholesale 14. The Local Cooperative Societies During the 1920’S 15. Social and Political Barriers to Cooperation 16. The Cooperatives as an Independent Movement – The Depression to Date 17. An Economic Appraisal of the Central Cooperative Wholesale Group 18. The Direction and Personnel of the Cooperatives 19. Factors Affecting Cooperative Growth Part III. Conclusions 20. Cooperative Contributions and Opportunities in the United States Appendices Index

Examines the use of British parliamentary powers and dissolutions tied to the developing doctrine of ministerial responsibility for legislation from 1832 to 1931.