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Cooperatives and local development : theory and applications for the 21st century / edited by Christopher D. Merrett and Norman Walzer.
Lippincott Library HD3444 .C635 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cooperation--United States.
- Cooperation.
- Cooperative societies--Law and legislation.
- Cooperation--Government policy.
- Rural industries.
- United States.
- Agriculture, Cooperative--United States.
- Agriculture, Cooperative.
- Rural development--United States.
- Rural development.
- Rural industries--United States.
- Cooperation--Government policy--United States.
- Cooperative societies--Law and legislation--United States.
- Cooperative societies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2004]
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: Cooperative Theory and Its Applications for the 21st Century / Christopher D. Merrett, 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0765611236
- OCLC:
- 51818749
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