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An introduction to cooperation and mutualism / Michael Boland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boland, Michael.
- Series:
- Open Textbook Library.
- Open textbook library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cooperation--Textbooks.
- Cooperation.
- Mutualism--Textbooks.
- Mutualism.
- Cooperative societies--Textbooks.
- Cooperative societies.
- Consumer cooperatives--Textbooks.
- Consumer cooperatives.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Textbooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Updated irregularly.
- Distribution:
- Minneapolis : Open Textbook Library.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, 2017-
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- "This textbook introduces readers to the idea of cooperation and mutualism. Cooperatives and mutuals are participatory organizations in which members participate in control and governance, receive economic benefits through patronage refunds or net income, and become owners through equity. These mutual-benefit organizations exist alongside non-profit organizations and investor-benefit organizations through the global economy."--Open Textbook Library.
- Contents:
- Chapter One: Cooperatives and Mutuals are Firms. The success of a firm lies in its ability to have clear property rights
- Who owns a firm?
- Corporate governance
- Cooperatives are an example of a closely-held firm
- Chapter Two: Cooperatives and mutuals are participatory organizations. Cooperative principles and policies
- Participation in benefits
- Participation in ownership
- Participation in control
- Principles of cooperation
- Formation of cooperatives
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 "No Rights Reserved" license.
- Description based on online version, edition 1.0 (December 2017); Title from PDF (viewed on April 23, 2018)
- ISBN:
- 9781946135384
- 1946135380
- OCLC:
- 1032004983
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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