{"product_id":"building-alternatives-t-m-thomas-9789380118468","title":"Building Alternatives: The Story of India's Oldest Construction Workers' Cooperative","description":"The Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS) in northern Kerala is a remarkable institution, founded as part of the early 20th century anti-caste movement. The Cooperative's raison d'黎re - as enshrined in its bylaws - is to 'promote the economic interests of the labourers of the Society'. Despite ups and downs over its 90-year history, the ULCCS is a highly successful cooperative, both in terms of its profitability and in its enhancing the lives of its worker-owners. This, despite the neoliberal policies that have suffocated much economic activity that lies outside of monopoly capitalism's interests. Building Alternatives provides an honest appraisal of a heroic venture of a cooperative enterprise, demonstrating that cooperatives are not only able to survive in a small niche, but are able to grow into substantial institutions within the social life of a region. The book does not gloss over the problems that come with this history, providing a rich empirical account that helps us learn from the challenges and successes. The story of ULCCS is not merely an inspiration to the world, but a guidebook to the resilience of cooperatives as alternatives within capitalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e T. M. Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9380118465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789380118468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leftword Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d","brand":"T. M. Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942493946111,"sku":"9789380118468","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e0d9086d-eea6-45fd-bba6-948c22cde69f.jpg?v=1681492692","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/building-alternatives-t-m-thomas-9789380118468","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}