Co-operative Innovations in China and the West [electronic resource] /
Gijselinckx, C.editor.
Zhao, L.editor.
Novkovic, S.editor.
This book aims to contribute to our understanding of recent changes in Chinese and Western cooperatives. It will provide a variety of audiences with relevant and useful information for further co-operative development, mutual understanding and cooperation.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I General Analysis of Trends and Evolutions in Co-operatives in the West; 1 Features and Determinants of Co-operative Development in Western Countries; 2 Globalization and Co-operative Strategies; 3 Co-operative Networks, Adaptability and Organizational Innovations; 4 Multi-stakeholder Co-operative Model as a Flexible Sustainable Framework for Collective Entrepreneurship: An International Perspective
Part II Sector-Specific Analysis of Trends and Evolutions in the West5 Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Capital in Western Agricultural Co-operatives; 6 Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Governance in U.S. Agricultural Co-operatives; 7 Co-operative Banks: Their Contribution to the Stability and Diversity of the Financial System; 8 Co-operatives Providing Welfare Services: The Case of Italian Social Co-operatives; 9 Understanding FLOSS as a Commons; Part III Trends and Evolutions in Chinese Co-operatives; 10 The Development of Chinese Co-operatives in Rural Areas
11 Co-operatives and Poverty Reduction in China12 Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Capital in Chinese Agricultural Co-operatives; 13 Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Governance in China; 14 Banking Co-operatives in China; 15 The Grassroots Co-operative Housing in Urban China: The Case of LINECITY; 16 Conclusion: Co-operative Innovations in China and in the West: Recent Trends and Challenges; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book aims to contribute to our understanding of recent changes in Chinese and Western cooperatives. It will provide a variety of audiences with relevant and useful information for further co-operative development, mutual understanding and cooperation.
Economic development.
Economic policy.
Political economy.
International relations.
Development economics.
Development Studies.
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International Political Economy.
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