The Cooperative Movement : Globalization from Below

Contents: Preface, George Cheney Introduction: Part I History and Theory of Cooperation: History and theory of the cooperative movement Comparing cooperation, competition, and individual effort The standard economic model and globalization. Part II Cooperative Case Studies: Cooperation and microfinance in Southeast Asia and Oceania The cooperative movement in India MondragA^3n: the Basque cooperative experience Cooperatives in Latin America Puerto Rico's cooperative effort. Part III Analysis and Implications for the Future: What makes a cooperative work? The blueprint: globalization from below Appendices Index.