MAINSTREAMING CO-OPERATION by Anthony Webster (Editor), Rachael Vorberg-Rugh (Editor), Linda Shaw (Editor) ( 9781526101006 )

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Title:

MAINSTREAMING CO-OPERATION
AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY?

By:

Anthony Webster (Editor), Rachael Vorberg-Rugh (Editor), Linda Shaw (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

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ISBN 10:

1526101009

ISBN 13:

9781526101006

Publisher:

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

22 September, 2016

Pages:

312

Description:

This collection considers the transformation that has taken place over the last thirty years in the global position of co-operative and mutual business models, from the prevailing view of the investor-led model in the 1980s to the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and revival of the co-operative movement. -- .

Synopsis:

After decades of flying beneath the radar, co-operation as a principle of business and socio-economic organisation is moving from the margins of economic, social and political thought into the mainstream. In both the developed and developing world, co-operative models are increasingly viewed as central to tackling a diverse array of issues, including global food security, climate change, sustainable economic development, public service provision and gender inequality. This collection, drawing together research from an interdisciplinary group of scholars and co-operative practitioners, considers the different spheres in which co-operatives are becoming more prominent. Drawing examples from different national and international contexts, the book offers major insights into how co-operation will come to occupy a more central role in social and economic life in the twenty-first century.Mainstreaming co-operation will be of interest to students and academics studying economics, business studies, history, politics and international development, but also to policy makers interested in co-operatives and mutuals as a viable alternative to conventional models of social and economic development. -- .

Illustrations:

11 black & white illustrations, 13 graphs

Publication:

Imprint:

Manchester University Press Melland Schill Studies

Returns:

Non-returnable

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