Download or read book The Cooperative, Mutual and Non-profit Sector in the European Union written by European Commission. DG XXIII. and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This present publication offers the reader a first complete statistical overview of cooperatives, mutual and non-profit sectors in the European Union. It is the result of pilot survey which began in 1991 covering the 12 member States which formed the European Union at that time. ... The main aim of this publication is to offer a statistical insight into these particular types of economic organisations, which have in common - as unincorporated firms and unlike corporations - that they do not distribute dividends. Figures presented in this publication show the picture of a versatile, dynamic and important sector for its size. ... -- [Preface].