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Humanizing the Economy

Autor John Restakis
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 sep 2016
How the largest social movement in history is making the world a better place.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780865716513
ISBN-10: 086571651X
Pagini: 306
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: New Society Publishers
Locul publicării:Canada

Notă biografică

John Restakis has been active in the co-op movement for 15 years. He is the Executive Director of the BC Co-operative Association and has been a consultant for co-op development projects in Africa and Asia. A pioneering researcher into international co-operative economies, he writes and lectures on economic democracy and the role of co-operatives in humanizing economies.

Cuprins

Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. The Grand Delusion
Homo Economicus
Industrialization and Social Defence

2. The Materialization of Dreams
The Age of Revolt
Rochdale
A Brief History of Nowhere
Co-operativism and Socialism
Socializing Capital
Stages of Co-operation

3. Co-operation Italian Style
The Fascist Repression
Renaissance of the Italian Co-operatives

4. The Emilian Model and the Socialization of Capital
The Rise of Regions
The Emilian Model

5. Social Co-ops and Social Care
On Civil Society and the Social Economy
On Reciprocity
Social Co-operatives
The Case for a Co-op Approach to Social Care
Beyond Defensiveness
Creating a Social Market

6. Japan
Product Labeling and Advocacy
Workers' Collective Movement
Health and Happiness
Elder Care

7. The Daughters of Kali
Sonagachi
The Stories
A Terrible Reflection

8. Fair Trade and the Empire of Tea
Fair Trade and Co-operation
The Fair Trade Network
Tea
The Small Organic Farmers Association
Fair Trade on the Ground
The Seductions of Success
Beyond Commodities - Going Glocal
The Future of Fair Trade
Politics

9. Argentina: Occupy, Resist, Produce
New World, Old Habits
Occupy, Resist, Produce
Zanon
Co-op and Community
Brukman
An Awakening
The Road Ahead

10. The Crisis of Community
The Decline of Social Capital
The End of Authenticity
Shadowland
Reciprocity and Restoration
The Meaning of Work

11. Humanizing the Economy: Co-operatives in the Age of Capital
The Future of an Idea
Happiness Matters
Commons Sense
Japan's Fishing Co-operatives
Ozone
Globalizing Localism

Notes
Index
About the Author