The Dissolution and Evolution of Agricultural Co-operatives - Historic Reflections and Future Projections featuring Dr. Murray Fulton
Join us at the next CCSC Co-op Conversation, "The Dissolution and Evolution of Agricultural Co-operatives: Historic Reflections and Future Projections" featuring Dr. Murray Fulton
Details
- Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 12:00 - 1:00 PM CST (Saskatchewan time)
- Join us online via Zoom – click here to register.
Event Description
A recent trip to New Zealand, along with some reading of economic history, has caused me to reflect on the origins and ongoing role of agricultural co-operatives. As events today in New Zealand illustrate, the economic reasons for co-ops remain as relevant as ever, as do the financial, behavioural, and governance challenges that they face. Yet, consideration of these economic factors does not offer a full explanation for the dramatic development of agricultural co-ops in the latter part of the 19th century and the beginning part of the 20th century. What else was happening then that would help explain the development of agricultural co-ops?
About our Speaker
Murray Fulton is a professor emeritus in the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy and a Research Fellow at the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives. His research interests are focused in a number of areas, including industrial organization, agricultural and rural policy, and public sector and co-operative governance. Dr. Fulton has written many articles and papers on industrial organization, agricultural policy, and co-operatives.
About Co-op Conversations
The Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives' (CCSC) Co-op Conversations is an online gathering for co-operative sector professionals to learn from others in the field and exchange information in a casual setting. Each Co-op Conversation will be held during lunch hours (Saskatchewan time) on the first Wednesday of the month.
Each Co-op Conversation will be kick-started with a 15-minute presentation by an invited speaker who is working on or thinking about something new, challenging, or inspiring. Following the presentation, we’ll facilitate a broad conversation. Sometimes participants will be broken into small groups to discuss ideas. Other times the floor will be opened for questions, comments, and dialogue from everyone.
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