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> Coops are very politically connected and many time implied in corruption cases. I don't see how this is any different from non-cooperative companies.

• mc32 9y ago
  That's the point. They are no better, but we may have the romantic expectation they would be better than that.
  • coliveira 9y ago
    I thought your point was to make coops to look worse than standard companies. If they are the same, then I prefer coops because you have more social control, rather than a company that is only interested in delivering profits to their shareholders.
    • hueving 9y ago
      Coops are the same though. The only difference is the shareholders
      • walshemj 9y ago
        err no the 7th principal for coops is concern for community
        • hueving 9y ago
          Kinda hard to prove that one though. Lots of businesses also claim they are concerned about the community.
• tomcooks 9y ago
  The difference is that italian non-coops avoid talking about themselves as saviours of the proletariat