Mondragon News
From credit unions to investment unions
What the world needs now is a new type of financial institution – “an investment union” – to finance localised business projects, writes Oscar Kjellberg. “It should help promoters...
UN declares 2012 International Year of Cooperatives
The United Nations has declared 2012 to be International Year of Co-operatives (IYC) highlighting the contribution of cooperatives to socio-economic development, in particular recognizing their impact...
Mondragon auto parts coop moves into India
Months after starting production in China, the Mondragon cooperative Cikautxo group, which develops and manufactures parts and groups in polymer materials for different applications, has just bought a...
Cooperating for world development
Welcome to the desarrollo.net website.
We are a social enterprise which aims to contribute to world development by offering a range of professional services to community organisations, NGOs, social movements, churches, labour groups and other bodies working for development.
We have a particular interest in the business model developed and promoted by the Mondragon cooperatives based in Spain.
Our research interests are focused on efforts and initiatives inspired by the Sillon movement of Marc Sangnier and the YCW movement of Joseph Cardijn.
We look forward to working with you to develop your own projects.
Stefan Gigacz
