Review of International Co - operation

Editorial by Roger Spear ............................................................................................. 3 Communicating the Co-operative Message: A Case Study of the Irish Credit Union Movement by Olive McCarthy and Michael Ward .................. 8 Innovating a Joint Buying System through IT by Akira Kurimoto. ..................... 15 Social Movements and Co-operatives: Implications for History and Development by Brett Fairbairn ...................................................................... 24 Preconditions for Successful Co-operative Ventures in the Light of Historical Evidence by Johann Brazda and Robert Schediwy .................. 35 Edgar Parnell’s Prayer: An Australian View by Gary Lewis ............................... 43 ‘Internal’ and ‘External’ Principles by Yair Levi ................................................... 50 Co-operative Development: Changes in the Brazilian Social Economy and Institutional Environment by Sigismundo Bialoskorski Neto. ....................... 59 Co-operatives in Argentina and Brazil: Scenarios, Processes and Players by Mirta Vuotto ............................................................................................ 66 Indian Co-operatives in the Millennium: Prospects and Challenges by Dr. K. Janardhanam ................................................................. 72 Effects of the Merger Programme for Primary Agricultural Co-operatives in Korea by Jung-Joo Kim.. .............................................................. 80