The cooperative movement: globalization from below

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"This book surveys the history of the cooperative movement from its origins in the 18th century and deals with the theory of cooperation, as contrasted with the 'Standard Economic Model', based on competition. The book contains the results of field studies of a number of successful cooperatives both in the developed and developing world. It includes insights from personal interviews of cooperative members and concludes by considering the successes and challenges of the cooperative movement as a…

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Full title :The cooperative movement : globalization from below / Richard C. Williams ; with preface by George Cheney.

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Publication Date:©2007.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Ashgate
Place of Publication:Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2007.

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Description:xxii, 230 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.

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ISBN:0754670384, 9780754670384
oclc:ocm73927092
LC Classification:HD2956
Dewey Decimal:334

History and theory of cooperation -- History and theory of the cooperative movement -- Comparing cooperation, competition, and individual effort -- The standard economic model and globalization -- Cooperative case studies -- Cooperation and microfinance in Southeast Asia and Oceania -- The cooperative movement in India -- Mondragón : the Basque cooperative experience -- Cooperatives in Latin America -- Puerto Rico's cooperative effort -- Analysis and implications for the future -- What makes a cooperative work? -- The blueprint : globalization from below -- Appendix A : credit union statistics -- Appendix B : measuring effect size -- Appendix C : the IMF "merged model" -- Appendix D : interviews : protocol and summary data -- Index.

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