The Centre for Associative Economics was established in 2001 to disseminate material on associative economics worldwide, but especially in the English-speaking world. Originally using the imprints of New Economy Publications, Rudolf Steiner Archive Series and Associative Economics Institute, it now uses Associative Economics Worldwide and Christopher Houghton Budd Collected Works. It also holds an archive of Associative Economics Journals published from 1980 to 2015.

The Centre is a private limited company registered in England and controlled by a non-profit association dedicated to furthering associative economics anywhere in the world.