Routledge studies in social enterprise & social innovation
Contents
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figure; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Legislative Framework: Enabling Growth and Promoting Cooperative Principles; 3 Central Associations: Leadership and Economic Development; 4 Financing Cooperatives: Members, Markets and Networks; 5 Consortia Network: Economies of Scale and National Expansion; 6 The Rise of Cooperative Groups: A New Cooperative Model?; 7 Entrepreneurship: Start-Ups, Worker-Buyouts and Social Cooperatives; 8 Cooperative Resilience: Managing the Global Financial Crisis
9 Principles and Social Responsibility: People and Communities Before Profits10 Cooperative Identity: In Search of a New Vision; 11 Conclusion: Toward a More Pluralist and Democratic Market Economy; Index