Co-operative Innovations in China and the West

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