The co-operative movement in Newfoundland an ARDA study of co-operative organization from the viewpoint of industrial and social development

• Main Author: Cooperative Union of Canada
• Other Authors: Snowden, Donald, 1928-1984
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Extension Service, Memorial University of Newfoundland 1965
• Subjects: Cooperation > Newfoundland and Labrador; Cooperative societies > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland; Newfoundland studies
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/155115

The Co-operative Movement in Newfoundland Forward -- Introduction -- Newfoundland: the frame around a co-operative picture. The setting -- Population -- Education -- The economy -- The fishery -- Government programs -- A look at the past. The role of government. A time of government involvement -- Land settlement co-operatives -- The first co-operative officer -- The co-operative field worker -- After confederation -- The government and co-operative education -- Credit. Producer credit -- Central credit organizations -- The Newfoundland co-operative credit society -- Producer co-operation. The Northern Peninsula -- Co-operation on the Northern Peninsula -- A venture into salmon marketing -- Cow Head -- Other Northern Peninsula producers -- The start of co-operative lobster marketing -- An attempt at lobster marketing -- On the other side -- Co-operative fisheries on Fogo Island -- Agriculture and co-operatives -- Agricultural co-operatives -- Marystown agricultural co-operative society -- St. John's agricultural society -- Model co-operative -- The Musgravetown area -- Consumer co-operation. Eastern wholesale service -- Southern wholesale service -- Fogo Island buying club -- The present co-operative wholesale -- Placentia West Co-operative Transportation Soc. Ltd. -- A venture into insurance -- Non-commercial central co-operatives. West Coast co-operative council -- The Avalon co-operative council -- The Newfoundland co-operative union -- The university and co-operatives -- Reasons for co-operative failures. Boards of directors -- Management -- General causes of failure -- The present. The co-operative scene -- Credit. An attempt at regional development -- In some other provinces -- Credit in the fisheries -- Provincial farm credit -- Co-operative development loan fund -- The Newfoundland Co-operative Credit Society -- Insurance. Cabot -- Co-operative insurance services -- The Newfoundland co-operative union. The traditional role of co-operative unions -- The new look -- Consumer co-operatives. Lack of ...