Co-operative Innovations in China and the West

Carlo Borzaga, University of Trento, ItalyMichael Cook, University of Missouri, USAConstantine Iliopoulos, Agricultural University of Athens, GreeceZuhui Huang, Zhejiang University, ChinaJerker Nilsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SwedenRoger Spear, Roskilde University, DenmarkXiaoshan Zhang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ChinaPatrizia Battilani, University of Bologna, ItalySara Depedri, University of Trento, ItalyGiovanni Ferri, University of Bari, ItalyJean-Pierre Girard, Université du Québec à Montréal, CanadaLiu Guozhong, Shandan Bailie School, ChinaGuangwen He, China Agricultural University, ChinaPanu Kalmi, University of Vaasa, FinlandYuan Peng, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ChinaMartine Vézina, HEC Montréal, CanadaDongbin Wang, Tsinghua University, ChinaXuchu Xu, Hangzhou Dianzi University, ChinaWang Yuqi, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of The State Council, ChinaTim Zachernuk, Shandan Center for the Promotion and Development of Western Cooperatives

• Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Preface; Dame Pauline Green Introduction: Cooperative Innovations in China and the West: Caroline Gijselinckx, Li Zhao and Sonja Novkovic PART I: GENERAL ANALYSIS OF TRENDS AND EVOLUTIONS IN CO-OPERATIVES IN THE WEST 1. Features and Determinants of Co-operative Development in Western Countries; Patrizia Battilani 2. Globalization and Co-operative Strategies; Roger Spear 3. Co-operative Networks, Adaptability and Organizational Innovations; Sonja Novkovic 4. Multistakeholder Co-operatives as an Inspiration for the Co-operative Movement: a Comparative Perspective; Martine Vézina and Jean-Pierre Girard PART II: SECTOR SPECIFIC ANALYSIS OF TRENDS AND EVOLUTIONS IN THE WEST 5. Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Capital in Western Agricultural Co-operatives; Constantine Iliopoulos 6. Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Governance in the USA Agricultural Co-operatives; Michael Cook 7. Co-operative Banks: Their Contribution to the Stability and Diversity of the Financial System; Giovanni Ferri and Panu Kalmi 8. Co-operatives Providing Welfare Services: the Case of Italian Social Co-operatives; Carlo Borzaga and Sara Depedri 9. Understanding FLOSS as a Commons; Dongbin Wang PART III: TRENDS AND EVOLUTIONS IN CHINESE CO-OPERATIVES 10. The Development of Chinese Co-operatives in Rural Areas; Xuchu Xu and Bin Wu 11. Co-operatives and Poverty Reduction in China; Tim Zachernuk and Guozhong Liu 12. Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Capital in Chinese Agricultural Co-operatives; Li Zhao 13. Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Governance in China; Peng Yuan 14. Banking Co-operatives in China; Guangwen He 15. The Grassroots Co-operative Housing in Urban China: the Case of LINECITY; Yuqi Wang Conclusion: Co-operative Innovations in China and in the West: Recent Trends and Challenges; Caroline Gijselinckx, Sonja Novkovic and Li Zhao

"This book is so timely and so relevant... I welcome the contribution that this book makes to the greater understanding of co-operatives in China and that strategic debate." - Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance.