The Cooperative Sector in the Nordic Countries: The Finnish Example

  • Peter Herrmann Central South University, China
  • Juhani Laurinkari University of Eastern Finland, Finland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/dec.2890
Keywords: cooperatives, political economy, nordic countries, societal organization, economic success, Finland

Abstract

While the cooperative idea can be seen as universal, the concrete features are still highly characterised by national traditions and the general socio-political settings. Reflecting this, the contribution investigates the situation in Finland. These observations are closely interwoven with theoretical reflections around the question if cooperatives and the cooperative sector can be considered as germs or an alternative socio-economic development, overcoming the profit-obsessed, unsustainable capitalist system.

Received: 28 April 2023 
Accepted: 19 July 2023

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Author Biographies

Peter Herrmann, Central South University, China

Degree of Dr. Habil and is Professor at the Human Rights Center of the Law School at the Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China where his position is that of a research fellow. The subjects of his teaching and research include social policy, economics and law in different countries across Europe and beyond. He has also a long-standing experience as an advisor, in particular to NGOs.

Juhani Laurinkari, University of Eastern Finland, Finland

He is Ordentlicher Professor and holds a PhD (rer. pol.), and a PhD (rer. soc. oec.) and is Doctor honoris causa of the University of Riga. He served as professor of social policy at the University in Kuopio and was Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of that university. His main research topics cover social policy theory and practice, cooperative systems, international comparative welfare state models, civil society, and economic ethics. He has extensive international experience and several honours in teaching and research. His Publications, books and articles, exceed 238. In 2006 Juhani Laurinkari was awarded the Golden Hannes Gebhard-medal and he was awarded with the First Class Decoration of Finnish White Rose Order of Knighthood. He is full Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, has been Vicedean of its Faculty of Social Sciences, Law and Economics and Juhani Laurinkari heads the Finnish delegation of the Academy.

Published
2024-01-30
How to Cite
Herrmann, Peter, and Juhani Laurinkari. 2024. “The Cooperative Sector in the Nordic Countries: The Finnish Example”. Deusto Estudios Cooperativos, no. 23 (January), 165-88. https://doi.org/10.18543/dec.2890.
Issue
No. 23 (2023): Cooperatives in Finland
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Articles

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