Dr. Bridget Carroll:

-----in terms of every country. The development of co-operatives is complex. We are speaking about all kinds of influences. We have countries with a long history and process of education and culture of co-operatives along with wider societal developments, such as industrialisation, policy developments and legislative developments, that will lead to the development of co-operatives in a particular sector in any given country. It is probably not surprising that we have had agricultural co-operatives develop in this country. Industrialisation occurred later in this country than elsewhere. Just having legislation may not be enough. When people are thinking about setting up co-operatives the first thing they jump to is not necessarily whether there is a legal definition.