COPAC Publications

Books

Guidelines for Cooperative Legislation by Hagen Henry Joint ILO and COPAC publication, 2012 (available in hard copy & pdf) See brief description of publication >>>	Economic and other benefits of the entrepreneurs' cooperative as a specific form of enterprise cluster by Nicole Goler von Ravensburg Joint ILO and COPAC publication, 2011 (available in hard copy & pdf) See brief description of publication >>>
Cooperatives and the Millennium Development Goals by Johnston Birchall Joint ILO and COPAC publication, 2004 (available in hard copy & pdf)

COPAC Studies

A COPAC Commissioned Information Note
Background paper on cooperatives Prepared for the United Nations consultation of UN member states and the cooperative movement on the desirability and feasibility of proclaiming an International Year of Cooperatives
2008 (pdf)

A COPAC Commissioned Study
Cooperatives and Fair Trade
Background paper to the COPAC Open Forum on Fair Trade and Cooperatives
2005 (pdf)

A COPAC Commissioned Study
Strategic Alliances: Cooperatives, farmers´ and rural workers´ organizations
2000 (pdf)

COPAC Report
The Contribution of Cooperatives to the Implementation of the World Summit for Social Development Declaration and Programme of Action
Conference Room Paper for the First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Special Session of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and Further Initiatives, New York, 17-28 May 1999. (pdf)

Meeting Reports

Report of the COPAC Open Forum 2005 Fair Trade and Cooperatives: Summary Conclusions (Berlin, Germany) (pdf) See full presentations >>>	Report of the UN/COPAC/Government of Mongolia SeminaR 2002 "A Stakeholder Dialogue on Supportive Environment for Co-operatives: Definitions - Prerequisites - Process" (Ulan Bator, Mongolia) (pdf) See full presentations >>>
Report of the COPAC Open Forum 2000 Decent Work: Can Cooperatives make a difference? (Geneva, Switzerland) (pdf) See full presentations >>>	Report of the COPAC Open Forum 1999 "Successful Models in Cooperative Development in East and Central Europe" (Berlin, Germany) (pdf)
Report of COPAC International Technical Meeting Capital Formation in Agricultural Cooperatives 1995 (pdf)