The hidden alternative (Paperback)

Anthony Webster

ISBN 10: 0719086566 / ISBN 13: 9780719086564

Published by Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2011

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Paperback. 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. -- . The Hidden Alternative will be of interest to students and academics studying economic, business studies, history or politics, and also to policy-makers who have witnessed the inadequacies of investor-led business models during the global recession. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The hidden alternative (Paperback)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press, Manchester
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719086566
• ISBN 13: 9780719086564
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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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.

About the Authors

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