The importance of co-operatives to the New Zealand economy

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the size of New Zealand’s co-operative sector, in terms of its direct contribution to output and employment as well as its indirect impact. This adds to the construction of a rigorous representation of the global co-operative economy. Design/methodology/approach The findings here are based on data derived largely from surveying the co-operative sector in 2012. A value added approach is used to...