Выражение встречается в следующем контексте:
Institutional and legal recognition of social entrepreneurship of low -income groups
was attained in 2003 and 2004 in Poland, following the enacting of two specific Acts:
the act on Social Employment and the act on Employment Promotion and Institut ions of
the Labor Market. The latter introduced social co -operatives as para -worker cooperatives.

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...introduced social co -operatives as para -worker cooperatives. -->... ввел понятие "общественные кооперативы/товарищества" как разновидность рабочих/производственных кооперативов/товариществ