{"product_id":"a-global-history-of-co-operative-greg-patmore-9781138191495","title":"A Global History of Co-Operative Business","description":"\u003cp\u003eCo-operatives provide a different approach to organizing business through their ideals of member ownership and democratic practice. Every co-operative member has an equal vote regardless of his or her own personal capital investment. The contemporary significance of co-operatives was highlighted by the United Nations declaration of 2012 as the International Year of Co-operatives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an international perspective on the development of co-operatives since the mid-nineteenth century, exploring the economic, political, and social factors that explain their varying fortunes and transformation into different forms. By looking at what co-operatives are; how they have changed; the developments as well as the persecutions of the co-operative movement; and how it is an important force in promoting development and self-sufficiency in non-industrialized areas, this book provides valuable insight not only to academics, but also to practitioners and policy makers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Patmore, Nikola Balnave\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138191493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138191495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d","brand":"Greg Patmore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46806960636159,"sku":"9781138191495","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c219773-f69b-4f5b-98ab-ca714c3d37cc.jpg?v=1745378176","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-global-history-of-co-operative-greg-patmore-9781138191495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}