Perspectives on Cooperative Law: Festschrift In Honour of Professor Hagen Henrÿ

Preface
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Introduction
A General Introduction to Cooperative Law
1 Historical and Constitutional Developments in Cooperative Law
2 Cooperative Law and Social and Solidarity Economy Law
3 Legal Specificities and the Essence of Cooperatives
4 Cooperative Law and Sustainable Development
5 Legal Developments Regarding Cooperatives Activities and Governance
References
Background and Contribution of Hagen Henrÿ to the Development of Cooperative Law
Historical and Constitutional Developments in Cooperative Law
Fifty Years in Latin American Cooperative Law
1 Stages of Regional Cooperative Law
2 The Legal Theory of Cooperation
3 Congresses on Cooperative Law
4 The Cooperative Act in the Legal Theory
5 The Cooperative Act in the Statutes
6 The Project of a Framework Law for Cooperatives of Latin America
7 The Statute of Mercosur Cooperatives
8 Conclusion
References
The Evolution of Cooperative Law: An Appraisal of the Nigerian Situation
1 Introduction
2 An Assessment of the Evolution of Cooperative Principles
3 The Evolution and Development of Cooperative Law in Nigeria
4 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Asian Cooperatives and Public Policy Approach, Process, and Prospect
1 Introduction
2 Colonial Legacy and Cooperative Legislation in Asia
3 Failed Government Top-Down Approaches in Cooperative Development: Three Case Studies
4 Public Policy Initiatives of the ICA
5 Sustaining the Momentum of Public Policy Debates on Cooperatives
6 Conclusion
References
National Constitutions and Cooperatives: An Overview
1 Introduction
2 Research Methodology
3 Main Findings
4 Conclusions
References
The Legal Regulation of the Cuban Cooperative Sector: Analysis of Its Current State with a View to the Unification of the Sector
1 Introduction
2 Constitutional Regulation of Cooperatives: Analysis of Its Current State
3 Legal Regulations of Cuban Cooperativism: A View Regarding the Unification
4 Conclusions
Bibliography
Cooperative Law and Social and Solidarity Economy Law
Social Enterprises and Social Cooperatives in the New Italian Legal Framework for Third Sector Organizations
1 Introduction
2 From Non-profit Organizations to Third Sector Organizations: The Code of 2017
3 Social Enterprises and Social Cooperatives as a Particular Type of Third Sector Organizations
4 A New Approach in the Regulation of the Non-profit Purpose
5 Activities and Taxation
References
Taxation of Agricultural Processing Companies: A Special Type of Social Economy Entities in Spain
1 Introduction
2 Agricultural Processing Companies’ Legal System Approach
3 Precedents to Agricultural Processing Company’s Tax System: The Controversial Assimilation to Cooperatives
4 Agricultural Processing Companies’ Income Taxation
4.1 Cooperative Tax System
4.2 Corporate Taxation
5 Other Taxes on Agricultural Processing Companies
6 Conclusion
References
Are Cooperatives Part of Social and Solidarity Economy?
1 A General Inclusion of Cooperatives into Social Economy
1.1 Cooperatives as Motor of the Elaboration of SSE
1.2 The Legal Inclusion of Cooperatives into SSE
2 The Temptation to Exclude Cooperatives from SSE
2.1 The Situation of Cooperatives in Countries Ignoring SSE
2.2 The Cooperatives in the Countries Where SSE Legislation Gives no List of SSE Enterprises
3 Rationale for the Inclusion of Cooperatives into SSE
3.1 The Benefits for Social Economy
3.2 The Benefits for Cooperatives
References
Legal Specificities and Essence of Cooperatives
Japanese Cooperative Legislation Impacting the Cooperative Structure and Culture
1 Introduction
2 Overview of the Japanese Cooperative Legislation
3 Some Characteristic Aspects of the Japanese Cooperative Legislation
4 Cooperative Legislation’s Impact to the Cooperative Structure and Culture
5 Conclusion
References
Legal Regulation of Cooperatives’ Activity in Russia: Current State and Development Trends
1 Introduction
2 Regulatory Framework of Cooperatives’ Functioning in Russia
3 On Concept of Cooperatives in Russian Legislation and Their Purposes
4 Conclusion
References
Regulating and Managing the Cooperative Difference
1 What is a Cooperative Society?
2 How to Define the Cooperative Difference?
2.1 Books on the Cooperative Difference
2.2 Books on Cooperative Law
3 How Can Cooperative Law Reflect, Regulate and Protect the Cooperative Difference?
4 Development Trends
4.1 Size of Cooperative Societies and of Cooperative Groups
4.2 Trends to Deviate from Cooperative Principles
5 Henrÿ’s Message
6 Challenge for the Legislator
6.1 How Should the National Legislator Perceive the Specificities of Cooperatives and Regulate the Cooperative Difference?
6.2 How to Reduce Cooperative Disadvantages Without Blurring the Cooperative Difference?
7 Conclusion
References
Evidence of Companization in Brazilian Cooperative Law
1 Introduction
2 Overview of Brazilian Cooperative Law
3 Some Brazilian State Interferences in the Structures of Cooperative Societies
4 State Interference as an Expression of the Companization of Cooperatives
5 Concluding Remarks
References
The Hybridization of Cooperatives and Cooperative Law. Insights from the Netherlands
1 Introduction
2 The Legal Objective and Identity of the Netherlands’ Cooperative
3 A Short Historical Overview of Netherlands’ Cooperative Law Statutes
4 Underdeveloped Specificity of the Cooperative in Netherlands Law
5 How the Netherlands’ Legislator Dealt with Forms of Hybridization
6 An Evaluation of How the Netherlands’ Legislator Dealt with Hybridization
7 Conclusion
References
Homogenization of Enterprises’ Models: Waiving the Cooperative Alternative to Capitalism
1 Introduction
2 Homogenization Processes of Enterprises
3 Beware of Corporate Social Responsibility
4 Globalization and Technology—Once a Threat Becoming Opportunity
5 The Democratic Trust Crisis—COVID-19 as an Opportunity for Change
6 Could Cooperatives Become the Bearers of Change?
References
A New Stage of the Macro-economic Development. Attempt to Develop a Realist-Optimist Perspective for the Cooperative Sector in Six Theses
1 Capitalism is not Regenerating Itself, but an Endless Row of Crises with a Decreasing Breathing Space During Interim Phases
2 There is no Capitalism—There are only Different Ways and Forms of Accumulating Capital for Private Profit, Frequently Going Hand in Hand with a Change of the Technological Basis, i.e. a Shift in the Development of the Productive Forces
3 Today’s Economic and Social Problems Arising from the Most Recent and Still Ongoing Shift in the Development of the Productive Forces are thus not a Matter, Taking Place After the Process of Production; Instead, we are Dealing at the Core with Matters that Need to be Addressed Ex-ante, as Part of Structuring the Productive Process Itself and Even Before that, as Part of Defining What the Productive Process Embodies
4 Enhanced Social Inclusion Requires Primarily a Reintegration of Work and Life, not a Balancing Act
5 We Conclude that the Capitalist Formation—As an Umbrella for Different Accumulation Regimes—Gained Stability by Accepting its Fundamental Disfunction, Caused by Reducing Wealth on the Production and Availability of Commodities. Economists have Hitherto only Tried to Regain a bit of Society, Extending the System of Commodification in Various Ways; the Point is to Overcome the Commodity System Itself
6 Cooperatives—The Economy of Building ‘Castells’
Bibliography
The Relationship Between State and Cooperatives in the Legislation of Uruguay—The Development of Public Policies Under the Influence of the Doctrine, Which Inspired the Promotion of Cooperatives in the Twenty-First Century
1 The Cooperative Movement in Uruguay and the Legal Framework
2 Conclusions
References
Cooperative Law and Sustainable Development
An Introduction to the Cooperative Law Concerning Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
1 Introduction
2 Cooperatives as Intangible Cultural Heritage
3 Legal Basis
4 International Relevance
5 Examples of Overlaps of the Cooperative Idea in the ICH Space
6 Safeguarding ICH by Supporting Cooperatives and Related Conclusions
References
Concern for Community: Contributions of the Cooperatives and Fraternité to Sustainable Development
1 Introduction
2 Fossil Economy and Its Heirs: Outdated Manuscript?
3 Welfare State and Solidarity
4 Rehabilitating Fraternité and the Ability to Cooperate
5 Our Common Planet
6 Cooperatives for Sustainability
7 Diversity Map of Socioeconomic Markets
8 Conclusion
References
Cooperative Governance and Sustainability: An Analysis According to New Trends in European Cooperative Law
1 Introduction
2 Cooperative Governance and Sustainability
3 Final Considerations
Bibliography
Thinking Beyond the Principle—From an Attempt to Legally Substantiate the Principle of Sustainability Using the Example of Agricultural Cooperatives
1 Introduction
2 The Indivisible Reserves
3 The Agro-Biological Criterion
4 Final Observations
References
Energy Cooperatives and Sustainable Development
1 Sustainable Development and Energy Consumption
2 Sustainable Development and Cooperatives
3 ICA Statement on the Cooperative Identity and True Cooperatives
4 Technology, Energy Cooperatives and Sustainable Development
5 The New EU Law on Energy Communities
6 The EU Model of a Renewable Energy Community as a True Energy Cooperative
7 Conclusion
References
The Wasted Potential of Cooperative Societies in Africa: Focus on Rural Development
1 Introduction
2 The Great Potential of Cooperative Societies for Rural Development in Africa
2.1 Bettering Living and Working Conditions
2.2 Developing Social and Cultural Services
2.3 Improving Ecological Balance and Sustainability
3 The Currently Unused Potential of Cooperative Societies for Rural Development in Africa
3.1 Current State of the Cooperative Movement in Africa
3.2 The Necessity to Promote Effective Cooperative Societies for Rural Development in Africa
References
Legal Developments Regarding Cooperatives’ Activities and Governance
The Multi-activity, Multi-stakeholder and Community Interest Cooperative and Their Legal Regulation
1 Introduction
2 Multi-activities and Multi-stakeholder Cooperative
3 Community Interest Cooperatives
4 Conclusions that Can Be Drawn from This Brief Analysis of Multi-activity, Multi-stakeholder and Community Interest Cooperatives
References
Cooperatives and Transport: A Complex and Unequal Reality. Approach of Spanish Law
1 Introduction: The Complexity of Cooperativism in Transportation
2 Typology of Cooperatives in the Transport Sector
3 Approach to the Regulation of Transportation Sector Cooperatives
3.1 Transportation Cooperatives in Cooperative Legislation and Road Transport
3.2 Sea Transport
3.3 Rail Transport
3.4 Air Transport
4 Brief Reference to the Incidence of New Technologies and Digitalization
5 Conclusions
References
Conclusion: Current Prospects of Cooperative Law
Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) Law and Cooperative Law
Covid-19, Cooperative Law and Digitalisation
References