Co-operatives Research Unit
The
Co-operatives Research Unit (CRU) is based at the Open University at
Milton Keynes in the UK. The Open University is one of the best known
distance learning institutions in the world. CRU has nearly 30 years of
experience in research, training, consultancy and publications related
to co-operatives, social enterprise and other organisations in the
social economy.
It has three main aims:
- to encourage and develop thinking and research on issues of
importance to the social economy sector;
- to support the development of co-operatives and other
organisations trading for social or ethical purposes;
- to work with practitioners, policy makers and researchers
at European, national and local levels to develop comparative analyses
of issues for improving policy, development and management.
This website gives you more information about the work of CRU, what it
offers you, and how to get in touch. It also provides really good links
to other sites - see useful contacts on the left hand side of this
page.