PROFESSOR Nicolae Ghiulea’s VIEW UPON COOPERATION
PROFESSOR Nicolae Ghiulea’s VIEW UPON COOPERATION

Summary/Abstract: Remarkable figure of the Romanian socio-economic life, Nicolae Ghiulea was one of the most important representatives of the cooperative doctrine in the interwar period. Prestigious professor at the University of Cluj, he distinguished himself by a rich publishing activity in the areas of statistical theory, social economy, cooperatism and sociology. When capitalism and for-profit organizations started showing their limits, there was an urgent need for alternatives. Fervent supporter and active propagandist of the association idea, Ghiulea believed the cooperative enterprise was the opportune form of labour organization capable of solving the social issues of his times. This article sets out to present the cooperative doctrine, with its history, principles, manifestation forms, particularities and drawbacks, as methodized by the Romanian professor

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