The Cooperative Movement : Globalization from Below (Paperback)

Preface, George Cheney; Introduction: Part I History and Theory of Cooperation: History and theory of the cooperative movement; Comparing cooperation, competition, and individual effort; The standard economic model and globalization. Part II Cooperative Case Studies: Cooperation and microfinance in Southeast Asia and Oceania; The cooperative movement in India; MondragA^3n: the Basque cooperative experience; Cooperatives in Latin America; Puerto Rico's cooperative effort. Part III Analysis and Implications for the Future: What makes a cooperative work?; The blueprint: globalization from below; Appendices; Index.