The proportion of hospital turnover linked to purchasing co-operatives will rise from the present 45% to 90% in 2010, according to the study Future Relevance and Consequences of Hospital Purchasing Cooperatives for Medical Technology Suppliers in Germany, commissioned by the German medical technology association BVMed from the consultancy firm Simon Kucher & Partners. ‘The bundling together...

BACKGROUND Out-of-hours GP care in England, Denmark and the Netherlands has been reorganised and is now provided by large scale GP co-operatives. Adequate transfer of information is necessary in order to assure continuity of care, which is of major importance in palliative care. We conducted a study to assess the availability, content and effect of information transferred to the GP co-operative...

The agriculture is traditional risky business, but in transition countries agricultural producers should face some additional difficulties. The agri-food chains are still suffering from underdeveloped market institutions creating severe barriers for price discovery and high transaction costs to co-ordinate market exchanges. Co-operatives are usually neglected as a possible governance structure ...

Against the widespread assumption that data are oil of 21st century, this article offers an alternative conceptual framework, interpretation, and pathway around smart city nexus to subvert surveillance capitalism in light emerging further promising practical cases. This illustrates open debate governance justice field related current trends challenges cities, resulting a new approach advocated ...