Co-operative Innovations in China and the West

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Features and Determinants of Co-operative Development in Western Countries....Pages 11-28
Globalization and Co-operative Strategies....Pages 29-46
Co-operative Networks, Adaptability and Organizational Innovations....Pages 47-63
Multi-stakeholder Co-operative Model as a Flexible Sustainable Framework for Collective Entrepreneurship: An International Perspective....Pages 64-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Capital in Western Agricultural Co-operatives....Pages 81-97
Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Governance in U.S. Agricultural Co-operatives....Pages 98-112
Co-operative Banks: Their Contribution to the Stability and Diversity of the Financial System....Pages 113-125
Co-operatives Providing Welfare Services: The Case of Italian Social Co-operatives....Pages 126-142
Understanding FLOSS as a Commons....Pages 143-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
The Development of Chinese Co-operatives in Rural Areas....Pages 163-178
Co-operatives and Poverty Reduction in China....Pages 179-197
Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Capital in Chinese Agricultural Co-operatives....Pages 198-214
Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Governance in China....Pages 215-232
Banking Co-operatives in China....Pages 233-247
The Grassroots Co-operative Housing in Urban China: The Case of LINECITY....Pages 248-263
Conclusion: Co-operative Innovations in China and in the West: Recent Trends and Challenges....Pages 264-282
Back Matter....Pages 283-292