Cooperatives in the Global Economy

Tapas R. Dash is an international consultant, professor, and research advisor at CamEd Business School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

• Introduction by Tapas R. DashPart I: The Cooperative Enterprise and Why do We Need It?Chapter 1: Why Do We Need Cooperatives to Make the Business World Plural? By Vera Zamagni Chapter 2: Moral Commitment as a Driver for Successful Business Development: The Cooperative Way by Greg MacLeodChapter 3: Cooperative Management in Emerging Markets by Satyendra SinghPart II: Cooperative as a Viable Business Model: Performances, Potentialities and Challenges Chapter 4: Agricultural Cooperatives and their Role in Poverty Reduction in Tanzania by John Sumelius, Stefan Bäckman & Faustine K. BeeChapter 5: Effectiveness of Farmers’ Cooperatives in Agricultural Development: Evidence from the State of Assam, India by Niranjan RoyChapter 6: Cooperatives as Organizational Choice: Past and Present Developments in the Post-Yugoslav Space by Franci AvsecChapter 7: The Role of Cooperatives in Improving Financial Inclusion in the Philippines by Karen P. Quilloy & Jan Danica S. AsmaChapter 8: Cooperatives and Rural Development: Historical Perspectives and Experiences from Tanzania by Emmanuel Maro Nyankweli & Tafuteni Nicholaus ChusiChapter 9: Workers’ Cooperative Movement in Argentina and other Latin American Countries: An Alternative to Unemployment and Precarious Work by Andrés Eduardo RuggeriChapter 10: Managing Cooperatives in South Africa: An Economic Perspective by Ravinder RenaChapter 11: Strengthening the Role and Further Development of Cooperatives in the Republic of Armenia by Suren MovsisyanChapter 12: Benefits and Challenges of Agricultural Marketing Cooperatives in Moshi District, Tanzania: The Experience from Mweka Sungu, Mruwia, and Uru North Njari Cooperative Societies by Gratian Cronery Rwekaza & Paulo Anania FuteChapter 13: Emerging Issues in the Management of Cooperatives in India by Tapas R. Dash

The cooperative form of enterprise attracts, today, growing interest, and for good reason. Cooperatives in the Global Economy is at once timely, original, and useful in policy making. It is a must-read for those interested in how the world could be a fairer and more enjoyable place.