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Cooperatives and Local Development: Theory and Applications for the 21st Century
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Description: The cooperative business form has gained widespread respect in value-added agriculture as a way for producers to retain ownership of the produce as it moves through the supply chain. The cooperative model is also being extended to public services in sparsely populated rural areas that otherwise would be without these services. Cooperative business forms are beoming a major tool in local development, and they are being used in innovative ways to serve rural constitutents.
This authoritative work identifies and explains many of the issues involved in creating and managing cooperative business efforts. Leading scholars trace the history of cooperatives, describe various approaches involved, and examine the effects that cooperatives can have on local development. Written for the student, researchers, and policy maker, this unique volume provides groundbreaking in-depth research findings on the broad spectrum of issues facing the creation and management of cooperatives, including information on the new cooperative law.
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List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Preface
1. Introduction: Cooperative Theory and Its Applications for the 21st Century
Christopher D. Merrett and Norman Walzer
Part I. Understanding Cooperative Theory
2. History of Cooperatives, Brett Fairbairn
3. The Evolution of the Cooperative Model, Kim Zeuli
4. Obstacles to Cooperation, Lee Egerstrom
Part II. Public Policy Issues
5. Legal Framework of Cooperative Development, Mark J. Hanson
6. Finance and Taxation, Jeffrey S. Royer
Part III. Management Issues
7. Understanding Cooperative Behavior: The Prisoners' Dilemma Approach, Joan Fulton
8. Creating Value in a Knowledge-based Agriculture: A Theory of New Generation Cooperatives, Peter Goldsmith
Part IV. Cooperatives in Economic Development
9. The Challenges Facing Cooperative Marketers and Bargaining Cooperatives in Today's Food System, David Schaffner
10. Producer Marketing Through Cooperatives, Randall E. Torgerson
11. Measuring the Economic Impact of Producer Cooperatives, Larry Leistritz
Part V. Cooperatives in Community Development
12. Consumer Ownership in Capitalist Economies: Applications of Theory to Consumer Cooperation, Ann Hoyt
13. The Business of Relationships, Greg MacLeod
About the Contributors
Index
Review(s): "The diverse backgrounds of contributors represent one of the book's true strengths, enabling a fuller, more complete understanding of the cooperative business form. For courses that feature co-op subject matter, this book, in its entirety, would provide excellent required reading." -- The Professional Geographer, Vol.57 No.1
    
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