Exploring Asian-Pacific Co-Operatives in Theory and Practice : Resilience and Thriving Between the State and the Market.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Altman, Morris.

Contributor:

Kurimoto, Akira; Altman, Morris

Series:

Perspectives in Behavioral Economics and the Economics of Behavior Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social economy.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chantilly : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2025.

Summary:

Exploring Asian-Pacific Co-operatives in Theory and Practice: Resilience and Thriving between the State and the Market investigates Asian Pacific co-op models.The book consists of theoretical analyses on transversal themes from interdisciplinary studies and national case studies, covering new sectors and new countries.

Contents:

Front Cover

Exploring Asian-Pacific Co-operatives in Theory and Practice

Exploring Asian-Pacific Co-operatives in Theory and Practice: Resilience and Thriving between the State and the Market

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Contributors

Editors' biography

Acknowledgements

Preface

1 - Introduction

1. Chapter overview

2. Conclusion

1 - Theoretical foundation for analyzing Asia Pacific Co-ops

1A - Institutional changes and transformation in the AP co-ops

2 - Overview of IA: Institutional change and the transformation of Asia-Pacific cooperatives

1. Institutional changes and political economy perspectives in the context of cooperatives

2. Chapter summaries and contributions

References

Further reading

3 - The impact of law and regulation on the cooperative movement in Japan, India, and Australia

1. Introduction

2. The history of cooperative law in Japan, India, and Australia and the influence of legal transplants on legal patterns

2.1 Japan

2.2 India

2.3 Australia

2.4 Comparative analysis

3. The impact of government policy and regulation on cooperatives with a focus on agricultural producer and consumer (includin ...

3.1 Agricultural cooperatives

3.1.1 Japan

3.1.2 India

3.1.3 Australia

3.2 Financial and consumer cooperative sectors

3.2.1 Japan

3.2.2 India

3.3.3 Australia

3.3 Comparative analysis

4. Contemporary issues and positive developments in cooperative law

4.1 Japan

4.2 India

4.3 Australia

5. Conclusions

4 - Transformation and hybridization of Asian and Pacific Co-operatives

1. Introduction: changing contexts of political economy and society impacting cooperatives

2. Locating co-operatives between the state and market

3. Transformation of co-operatives: degeneration or regeneration?.

3.1 Demutualization

3.2 Nationalization and municipalization

4. Hybridization of co-operatives: Combining mutual interests and general interests

4.1 Health and social care co-operatives

4.2 Co-operatives in educational institutions

4.3 Co-operatives in utilities

5. Conclusion

5 - Demutualization in the Asia Pacific

2. Context and areas to be covered

3. Why size is important

4. Theoretical considerations

5. Demutualization-waves and patterns

6. Disruptive institutional and market changes

7. In the Asia Pacific two countries stand out-Australia and Japan

8. Possible relationship between privatizations and demutualizations

9. Privatizations across key countries 1990-97

10. Privatizations across key countries in the 2000s

11. Demutualization of the movement

12. Conclusion

6 - Cooperative spin-out model: Ground-up foundational experiment of a multisectoral cooperative movement, with spe ...

2. Spin off or spin-out?

3. Prerequisites for a successful spin-out model

4. The spin-out process

5. Credit union spin out: A case of KKCU

6. Lessons learned from other spin out models

7 - Inter-cooperative cooperation through the institutional logic

1. Introduction1

2. Interorganizational cooperation

3. Inter-cooperative cooperation

4. Institutional logic on inter-cooperative cooperation

5. A model of inter-cooperative cooperation

6. Conclusion

8 - International cooperation and technical assistance among cooperatives in Asia Pacific

2. Foundational features of international development and cooperation

3. International cooperation and cooperatives

4. Historical context on internationalization of cooperatives in Asia Pacific.

5. The role of European and American governments in promoting the development of cooperatives in the Asia Pacific region

6. The role of multilateral agencies in promoting the development of cooperatives in the Asia Pacific region

7. The role of governments in Asia Pacific in promoting cooperatives through financial and technical assistance

8. The role of cooperative development agencies from Europe and the USA in the development of cooperatives in the Asia Pacific ...

9. The role of cooperative development agencies from Asia in the development of cooperatives in the Asia Pacific region

10. Training and capacity building

11. Business development and trade enhancement

12. Disaster relief and support

13. The evolving landscape of international cooperation

9 - Social and solidarity economy and cooperative movement in Asia Pacific: Evolving by deepening solidarity

2. The SSE in Asia-Pacific: Its emergence and development

2.1 Concept of the SSE

2.2 Developing and convergence of the SSE concept in Asia-Pacific

3. Development of the SSE in South Korea

3.1 A brief history of the SSE in South Korea (Korea)

3.2 Solidarity among the SE and developing cooperation in local community

4. Reflections and conclusions

1B - AP co-ops seen from entrepreneurial perspectives

10 - Overview of 1B: Entrepreneurial perspectives on Asian-Pacific Cooperatives

2. Entrepreneurial perspectives in the context of cooperatives

3. Cooperatives as entrepreneurial organizations: chapter summaries and contributions

11 - Modeling multistakeholder cooperatives: A framework for sustainable and socially responsible cooperatives

2. Preferences of cooperative leaders and the objectives of cooperatives.

3. The importance of cooperatives to the economy

4. Different types of multistakeholder cooperatives

5. The advantage of the cooperative organizational form

6. Why establish a consumer-employee multistakeholder cooperative?

7. Community as part of a multistakeholder cooperative

8. Basic theoretical findings

9. Model A

10. Model B

11. Model C

12 - Cooperatives, circular economy, and eco-innovation in the Asia Pacific

2. Understanding how eco-innovation drives a circular economy

2.1 Macrolevel CE and eco-innovation

2.2 Mesolevel CE and eco-innovation

2.3 Microlevel CE and eco-innovation

2.4 Cooperatives, CE and the implementation of eco-innovation

3. CE and eco-innovation in the Asia-Pacific region and the role of cooperatives

3.1 CE and eco-innovation in the Asia-Pacific context

3.2 The role of cooperatives at the macrolevel

3.3 The role of cooperatives at the mesolevel

3.4 The role of cooperatives at the microlevel

4. Conclusion and future directions

13 - How economies of scale through cooperatives contribute to the economic sustainability of family controlled far ...

Where we get our data

2. Theory and the productivity of cooperatives2

3. Productivity of EHP coffee cooperatives based on survey results

4. Conclusion

14 - Youth participation in cooperatives in the Asia-Pacific region

2. Current trends in youth engagement with cooperatives

2.1 India

2.2 Japan

2.3 Southeast Asia

2.4 Emerging sectors

3. Strategies for attracting and retaining young members

3.1 Education and awareness programs

3.2 Leadership development initiatives

3.3 Incentive structures for youth participation

3.4 Digital engagement strategies.

3.5 Social impact focus

4. Best practices

5. The role of technology in enhancing youth participation

6. Challenges and opportunities for youth in the cooperative sector

7. Conclusion

15 - Comparison of the two leading dairy marketing cooperatives in France and New Zealand

2. Literature review-who own? Who control? Who benefit?

3. Comparison: two leading dairy cooperatives in France (Sodiaal) and New Zealand (Fonterra)

3.1 France and NZ dairy sector overview

3.2 France and NZ cooperatives and legislation

4. Comparison of the two leading dairy cooperatives in New Zealand (Fonterra) and France (Sodiaal)

4.1 Sodiaal, the French dairy cooperative leader

4.1.1 Ownership

4.1.2 Control and governance

4.1.3 Benefit

4.1.4 How is value distributed?

4.2 Fonterra cooperative group limited

4.2.1 Evolution of Fonterra Co-operative Group

4.2.2 Governance

4.2.3 Capital structure

5. Analysis and discussion

5.1 Legislation matter

5.2 Sector-competition a key motivation?

16 - Why and how consumer cooperatives in Finland and Japan have succeeded in enhancing sustainability: A reflectiv ...

2. Case of S Group

2.1 Facts and figures

2.2 A brief history of S Group-ups and downs during its 120-year-old history

2.3 S Group's sustainability activities2

3. Case of Co-op Sapporo

3.1 Facts and figures

3.2 A brief history of Co-op Sapporo

3.3 Co-op Sapporo's sustainability activities

4. A summary and conclusions: Differences and similarities

2 - Case studies of AP co-operatives' good practices

2A - Financial co-ops

17 - Overview of financial cooperatives

2. Resilience and adaptability

3. Role of government.

4. Comments and conclusion.

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ISBN:

0-443-23785-9

0-443-23784-0

9780443237850

OCLC:

1559238127