Antiy in Tha Co-of Lovedini

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an article by “inalyst" in the Co-oporative News of January 4th dravy attention to the continuing decline in mombership participrtion in the affairs of comops. “e have oxtracted some of tho pascogese

“eec0l n 1955 a Co-operative College vape was published ontitled Co-operative Democracy" by Jea. Danks and 0,7 Cstergaard. The PUPP sa of the paper was to examine wht had happened in a selected number of socicties since an invostigztion into momber participation hold in 1933. One of the most sombre findings revealed by the inquiry confirmed that the decline in both attendance at meotings and in voting in society olections was even more drastic than had been thought.

Briefly, in a sample group of societies in the ‘fidlands, 24 socioties totalling 1,100,000 mombers, the following position was reve= alods