Co-operatives in a Post-Growth Era (eBook, PDF)

Creating Co-operative Economics
Redaktion: Webb, Tom; Novkovic, Sonja

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

For the past three decades, neoclassical doctrine has dominated economic theory and policy. The balance of power has shifted to protect private interests, resulting in unprecedented damage to the environment and society, with no solution in sight as more austerity and less government continues to be posited as the answer to the oncoming waves of crisis.

It doesn't have to be this way. Featuring a remarkable roster of internationally renowned critical thinkers, Co-operatives in a Post-Growth Era presents a feasible alternative for a more environmentally sustainable and equitable economic system - specifically, the co-operative business model. With more than 100 million people working in co-operatives and more than a billion members around the world, the time has never been better for co-operatives everywhere to recognise their potential to change the economic landscape.

An essential book for students, policymakers and concerned citizens looking for a practical way to change the current stagnant economic paradigm.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783600793
• Artikelnr.: 41829478

Autorenporträt

Sonja Novkovic is a professor of economics at Saint Mary's University, and academic co-director in the Co-operative Management Education programme. Currently, she is the chair of the International Co-operative Alliance Research Committee and academic co-lead of the Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network in collaboration with Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada. Tom Webb is an adjunct professor at Saint Mary's University School of Business and former programme manager of the master's degree in the Management of Co-operatives and Credit Unions (MMCCU).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Co
operative Economics, Why Our World Needs It
Tom Webb and Sonja Novkovic Part I: What is the New Economy and Why Do We Need It? 1. The World On a Collision Course and the Need for a New Economy
Manfred Max
Neef 2. The New Economy
Neva Goodwin 3. The World We Need
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett 4. Are Prosperity and Sustainability Compatible?
William E. Rees 5. Living Well: Explorations into the End of Growth
Peter A. Victor 6. Complexity: Shock, Innovation and Resilience
Thomas Homer
Dixon 7. Finance for the Anthropocene
John Fullerton Part II: Co
operatives and the New Economy 8. Choices, Incentives and Co
operative Organization
Stefano Zamagni 9. Are Co
operatives a Viable Business Form? Lessons from Behavioural Economics
Morris Altman 10. The Co
operative Enterprise: A Valid Alternative for a Balanced Society
Vera Negri Zamagni 11. Employee Ownership and Health: An Initial Study
David Erdal 12. Co
operatives in a Global Economy: Key Issues, Recent Trends and Potential for Development
Stephen C. Smith and Jonathan Rothbaum 13. A Role for Co
operatives in Governance of Common
pool Resources and Common Property Systems
Barbara Allen 14. Is the Debt Trap Avoidable?
Claudia Sanchez Bajo Conclusion
Sonja Novkovic and Tom Webb