The Cooperative Movement

Globalization from Below

Richard C. Williams, Professor David Crowther

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English

Routledge
13 April 2007

Economics; Business studies: general

Series: Corporate Social Responsibility Series

Richard Williams surveys the history of the cooperative movement from its origins in the 18th century and deals with the theory of cooperation, as contrasted with the 'Standard Economic Model', based on competition. The book contains the results of field studies of a number of successful cooperatives both in the developed and developing world. It includes insights from personal interviews of cooperative members and concludes by considering the successes and challenges of the cooperative movement as an alternative to the global neo-colonialism and imperialism that now characterizes free-market capitalist approaches to globalization. The book considers democratic and local control of essential economic activities such as the production, distribution, and retailing of goods and services. It suggests that cooperative approaches to these economic activities are already reducing poverty and resulting in equitable distributions of wealth and income without plundering the resources of developing countries.

By: Richard C. Williams
Series edited by: Professor David Crowther
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 589g
ISBN: 9780754670384
ISBN 10: 0754670384
Series: Corporate Social Responsibility Series
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 13 April 2007
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard C. Williams is from the School of Professional Studies, Regis University, USA.

Reviews for The Cooperative Movement: Globalization from Below

'This book, just begging to be written, is destined to be the classic that corrects the record. With its incisive analysis, it has convinced me that an elitist system has imposed a faulty view of cooperatives upon us.' J.W. Smith, Institute for Economic Democracy, USA