Co-operative Innovations in China and the West (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Gijselinckx, C.; Novkovic, S.; Zhao, L.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137277282
• Artikelnr.: 41499211

Autorenporträt

Carlo Borzaga, University of Trento, Italy Michael Cook, University of Missouri, USA Constantine Iliopoulos, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece Zuhui Huang, Zhejiang University, China Jerker Nilsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Roger Spear, Roskilde University, Denmark Xiaoshan Zhang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Patrizia Battilani, University of Bologna, Italy Sara Depedri, University of Trento, Italy Giovanni Ferri, University of Bari, Italy Jean-Pierre Girard, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada Liu Guozhong, Shandan Bailie School, China Guangwen He, China Agricultural University, China Panu Kalmi, University of Vaasa, Finland Yuan Peng, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Martine Vézina, HEC Montréal, Canada Dongbin Wang, Tsinghua University, China Xuchu Xu, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China Wang Yuqi, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of The State Council, China Tim Zachernuk, Shandan Center for the Promotion and Development of Western Cooperatives

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Preface; Dame Pauline Green Introduction: Cooperative Innovations in China and the West: Caroline Gijselinckx, Li Zhao and Sonja Novkovic 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; Patrizia Battilani 2. Globalization and Co-operative Strategies; Roger Spear 3. Co-operative Networks, Adaptability and Organizational Innovations; Sonja Novkovic 4. Multistakeholder Co-operatives as an Inspiration for the Co-operative Movement: a Comparative Perspective; Martine Vézina and Jean-Pierre Girard PART II: SECTOR SPECIFIC ANALYSIS OF TRENDS AND EVOLUTIONS IN THE WEST 5. Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Capital in Western Agricultural Co-operatives; Constantine Iliopoulos 6. Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Governance in the USA Agricultural Co-operatives; Michael Cook 7. Co-operative Banks: Their Contribution to the Stability and Diversity of the Financial System; Giovanni Ferri and Panu Kalmi 8. Co-operatives Providing Welfare Services: the Case of Italian Social Co-operatives; Carlo Borzaga and Sara Depedri 9. Understanding FLOSS as a Commons; Dongbin Wang PART III: TRENDS AND EVOLUTIONS IN CHINESE CO-OPERATIVES 10. The Development of Chinese Co-operatives in Rural Areas; Xuchu Xu and Bin Wu 11. Co-operatives and Poverty Reduction in China; Tim Zachernuk and Guozhong Liu 12. Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Capital in Chinese Agricultural Co-operatives; Li Zhao 13. Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Governance in China; Peng Yuan 14. Banking Co-operatives in China; Guangwen He 15. The Grassroots Co-operative Housing in Urban China: the Case of LINECITY; Yuqi Wang Conclusion: Co-operative Innovations in China and in the West: Recent Trends and Challenges; Caroline Gijselinckx, Sonja Novkovic and Li Zhao

Rezensionen

"This book is so timely and so relevant... I welcome the contribution that this book makes to the greater understanding of co-operatives in China and that strategic debate." - Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance.