02657nam 2200673 a 450 991096772640332120251116203158.01-315-61502-91-317-03727-81-317-03726-X1-281-10401-997866111040160-7546-8379-6(CKB)1000000000406234(EBL)429880(OCoLC)437113739(SSID)ssj0000130438(PQKBManifestationID)11142534(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000130438(PQKBWorkID)10083322(PQKB)11224382(Au-PeEL)EBL429880(CaPaEBR)ebr10211324(CaONFJC)MIL110401(MiAaPQ)EBC429880(OCoLC)560489575(FINmELB)ELB161123(EXLCZ)99100000000040623420061013d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe cooperative movement globalization from below /Richard C. Williams ; with preface by George Cheney1st ed.Aldershot, Hampshire, England ;Burlington, VT Ashgatec20071 online resource (253 p.)Corporate social responsibility seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-03-283798-5 0-7546-7038-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: HISTORY AND THEORY OF COOPERATION; PART II: COOPERATIVE CASE STUDIES; PART III: ANALYSIS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE; APPENDICES; IndexRichard Williams surveys the history of the cooperative movement from its modern origins in the 18th century and deals with the theory of cooperation, as contrasted with the ""Standard Economic Model"", based on competition. The book analyzes the successes and challenges of the cooperative movement as an alternative to the global neo-colonialism and imperialism that now characterizes free-market capitalist approaches to globalizationCorporate social responsibility series.CooperationHistoryCooperationCase studiesCooperationHistory.Cooperation334Williams Richard C265456MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910967726403321The cooperative movement4495531UNINA