The issue is that successful co-ops take work to build. Most early promoters of a business are seeking financial compensation. In Mondragon's case they had reli

The issue is that successful co-ops take work to build. Most early promoters of a business are seeking financial compensation. In Mondragon's case they had religious fervor. There's actually quite a few Catholic 'co-ops' that are founded because it is part of Catholic belief. While we don't often think of it that way, the Knights of Columbus in the United States has as its main purpose, the pooling of resources to provide for working class male members (which number in the millions). It still runs one of the largest not-for-profit life insurance schemes in the country [1]. While not a 'co-op' in the sense of Mondragon, it does provide the social security net that he Mondragon founders set up. So honestly, I think for established co-ops you need some kind of religious fervor. That is true of these co-ops, or also the communist hippy ones, except there's a different religion. Other successful examples of co-ops, like Winco, are where employees later purchase a private business from owners, rather than being established as a co-op. [1] And provides a whole host of other benefits for its members.