CONTENTS 



PART I : CO-OPERATION AND ASSOCIATION 



Spain. 



The First Co-operative Cheese Factory Page 



§ I. Antecedents, page i. — § 2. The working of the Co-operative Society, page 2. 

 — §3. Results obtained, page 4. 



Italy. 



The Development of the Co-operative Movement in Italy according to Recent 

 Statistical D.ata as to the " L,eg.\ Nazion.ale delle Cooper.\tive " . . Pa^e 

 '§ I . The Number of Co-operative Societies in the Kingdom and their Geographical 

 Distribution, page 7. — § 2. The Number of Members, page 9. — § 3. The Finan- 

 cial Biisis and the Business of the Societies, page 10. — § 4. Profits and I<osses, 

 page II. 



Switzerland. 



The Peasant's U^^ON A.N'D Peasant's Secretariat IN 1 91 6 Page 13 



A. Swiss Peasant's Union : § i. Social Position and Activity of the Union in 1916, 

 page 13. — § 2. Office of Information as to Prices, page 15. • — § 3. Offica of Valua- 

 tion, page 18. — § 4. Office of Information as to Insurance against Accidents 

 and Sickness, page 18. — § 3. Building Office, page 19. — B. Secretariat of Swiss 

 Peasants : § i . Programme of Work, page 19. ■ — § 2. Other Work : The Wa; Tax. 

 Relations with the International Institute of Agriculture, page 20. 



