The Hidden Alternative - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0719086558 ISBN 13 : 9780719086557

Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The proclamation by the United Nations that 2012 would be the International Year of Co-operatives represents a milestone in the history of the international co-operative movement. It reflects the growth and renewal of co-operatives globally during the past decade and a half, whether the focus is on financial co-operatives in Britain or producer co-operatives across Africa. Co-operatives have proved resilient in the wake of the global financial crisis of 2008-9 compared to the investor led business and financial companies which have been found profoundly wanting, financially and morally. The contributions to The Hidden Alternative demonstrate that co-operation offers a real and much needed alternative for the organisation of human economic and social affairs, one that should establish its place at the forefront of public and academic discussion and policy making.

The book includes chapters on education, fair trade, politics and governance, planning, and sustainability and on how co-operatives have coped with the global economic crisis.

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A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Anthony Webster is Head of History at Edge Hill College of Higher Education

Alyson Brown is Reader in History at Edge Hill University

John K. Walton is Ikerbasque Research Professor at the University of the Basque Country, Bilbao

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manchester University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0719086558
• ISBN 13: 9780719086557
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Éditeur: Webster Anthony, Brown Alyson, Stewart David, Walton John K., Shaw Linda
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