Talk:Consumers' co-operative

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Bkobres in topic "Problems"

I think that article should be merged into this one on the basis that a utility cooperative is simply a specific kind of consumers' cooperative where the product/service in question is water/electricity/telecom/etc.

Vanguard? edit

Add Vanguard to United States?

"Problems" edit

"Since consumer cooperatives are run democratically, they are subject to the same problems typical of democratic government" This part is marked as needing a citation- but it doesn't just need a citation, it needs some elaboration. You can't make a statement like this without mentioning which problems you are talking about. Someone more knowledgable on the subject should add something here.

It's a good idea to check the history of an article. Changes are often not improvements.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Consumers%27_co-operative&oldid=87498665

Because consumers' co-operatives are run democratically they are subject to some of the same problems of democratic government: the selection of incompetent or dishonest management, poor business planning, deficit spending, etc. Problems such as these can generally be avoided by providing member/owners with educational materials that inform often and honestly as regard to business conditions. A helpful study of practices that are detrimental to a consumer owned business is provided by Problems Of Cooperation, by James Peter Warbasse. Bkobres (talk) 21:58, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

I also co-operatives service person. edit

Please provede us some knowledge about co-Operatives. 45.123.220.234 (talk) 14:50, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply