Co-operatives

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Growing Food Co-ops, Growing the Movement

Growing Food Co-ops, Growing the Movement

From: Grocery Story

The Kootenay Co-op expansion to a new location is described through member loans and– a first in food co-op history– as a developer of Nelson Commons, residential units above the … 12 $1.20 Add
Humanizing the Economy

Humanizing the Economy

Co-operatives in the Age of Capital

At the close of the twentieth century, corporate capitalism extended its reach over the globe. While its defenders argue that globalization is the only way forward for modern, democratic … 305 View
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Humanizing the Economy

Humanizing the Economy

Co-operatives in the Age of Capital

From: Humanizing the Economy

The Future of an Idea Happiness Matters Commons Sense Japan’s Fishing Co-operatives Ozone Globalizing Localism 29 $2.90 Add
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Interlude

Interlude

From: Grocery Story

This chapter describes alternative, viable, models for grocery stores and the "food shed" of local retailers and growers in Nelson, BC, and Viroqua, Wisconsin. The grocery store chains … 11 $1.10 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Think Like a Commoner

The point of this book is to gently dispel such prejudices and provide a short introduction to the commons. After encountering so much confusion about the commons over the years — and … 8 $0.80 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Humanizing the Economy

It is a story about how a revolution in human society that began with the rise of democracy in politics continues to unfold as the democratic idea struggles to find its place in the world of … 7 $0.70 Add
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Japan

Japan

From: Humanizing the Economy

Product Labeling and Advocacy Workers’ Collective Movement Health and Happiness Elder Care 21 $2.10 Add
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Local Foodmakers

Local Foodmakers

The People Behind the Products

From: Grocery Story

Examples of local foodmakers and the pitfalls they experience in supplying grocery chains are described. The role of food co-ops as small business incubators and the fair dealiing policies co-ops … 16 $1.60 Add
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Many Galaxies of Commons

Many Galaxies of Commons

From: Think Like a Commoner

Indigenous peoples were there first. They refined the art of commoning long before hackers began to share software code and social scientists developed complicated theories about the commons. And … 20 $2.00 Add
Resilience Imperative

Resilience Imperative

Cooperative Transitions to a Steady-state Economy

We find ourselves between a rock and a hot place compelled by the intertwining forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The … ; 400 View
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Retailer Market Power

Retailer Market Power

From: Grocery Story

This chapter describes retailer market power– current and historical– in the United States, as well as efforts to contain this power. The 1980s and the US Regan administration’s … 14 $1.40 Add
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Rise of the Grocery Giants

Rise of the Grocery Giants

From: Grocery Story

This chapter begins the description of the actions and tactics of "big food". The history of the A&P grocery retalier is described, as well as Piggly Wiggly, the first self-service … 15 $1.50 Add
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Social Co-ops and Social Care

Social Co-ops and Social Care

From: Humanizing the Economy

On Civil Society and the Social Economy On Reciprocity Social Co-operatives The Case for Co-op Approach to Social Care Beyond Defensiveness Creating a Social Marker 32 $3.20 Add
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Sweet!

Sweet!

How Fair Trade Powers the Sugar Revolution

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

This chapter explores fair trade in the sugar industry; how sugar farmers are often deprived of market access; and how a Paraguayan co-operative is positively disrupting the status quo. 8 $0.80 Add
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The Commons as a Different Way of Seeing and Being

The Commons as a Different Way of Seeing and Being

From: Think Like a Commoner

Our tacit metaphysical commitments are the very basis for our “free market” economic and political structures. What’s so intriguing is that many scientists are starting to see … 20 $2.00 Add
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The Crisis of Community

The Crisis of Community

From: Humanizing the Economy

The Decline of Social Capital The End of Authenticity Shadowland Reciprocity and Restoration The Meaning of Work 25 $2.50 Add