Good governance in minority investor-owned co-operatives: a review of international practice

Citation

Birchall J (2013) Good governance in minority investor-owned co-operatives: a review of international practice. New Insight, 11. Co-operatives UK. http://edmayo.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/good-governance.pdf

Abstract
The way in which the business is owned is a distinctive and defining feature of any co-operative enterprise. Co-operatives are owned by members - those involved in the business in one way or another. So what happens when co-operatives open up to a minority ownership share of external investors?