Cooperation Works!: How People Are Using Cooperative Action to Rebuild Communities and Revitalize the Economy [Paperback]

E. G. Nadeau (Author), David J. Thompson (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1, 1997

Fifty case studies of new types of cooperatives, from healthcare, camping gear, trailer courts, buffalo, hardware, housing, sports teams, credit, carpet, even manure and beyond highlight the almost limitless ways people are using cooperative action to rebuild community, revitalize their economies and secure their lives. A cooperative fever not seen since the 1930s is sweeping the world. Authors Nadeau and Thompson describe the building and the success stories of the new co-ops that are emerging to challenge today's "winner-take-all" mega-corporations with cooperative businesses created by and operated for the people who produce and consume all goods and services.

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About the Author

David J. Thompson is an internationally known advisor to cooperatives, is President of Twin Pines Copperative Foundation, Davis, California and Thompson Consulting; he has worked with and studied cooperatives in 25 nations.

E. G. Nadeau is a founder of Cooperative Development Services, Madison, Wisconsin. Over the last 25 years he has worked on over 200 cooperative and community development projects.

Product Details

• Paperback: 205 pages
• Publisher: Lone Oak Pr (June 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883477131
• ISBN-13: 978-1883477134
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #524,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Cooperation Works!: How People Are Using Cooperative Action to Rebuild Communities and Revitalize the Economy (Paperback)

I've looked through a few chapters and have found the book to include many interesting details about cooperative partnership business in the US, and accounts of policy. I'll write more when I get to look at it more extensively.