The Hidden Alternative: Co-Operative Values, Past, Present and Future - Couverture souple

United Nations University

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9280812130 ISBN 13 : 9789280812138

Editeur : United Nations University, 2012

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Anthony Webster is Head of History at Liverpool John Moores University. Linda Shaw is Vice-Principal of the Co-operative College in Manchester. Alyson Brown is Reader in History at Edge Hill University. John K. Walton is Research Professor at the University of the Basque Country, Bilbao. David Stewart is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Central Lancashire.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: United Nations University
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 9280812130
• ISBN 13: 9789280812138
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 377
• Éditeur: Webster Anthony