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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"Co-operatives"”.
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The performance of worker co-operatives in a capitalist economy: British co-operatives in printing, clothing and wholefoods, 1975-1985
This thesis aims to contribute to the debate on the role and potential of worker co-operatives in a capitalist economy, and analyses the development of the co-operative sector in Britain since the mid-1970s in the context of an economy undergoing a major crisis and restructuring. Part One examines …
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Self-management and participatory schemes in co-operatives : a comparative study of self-management in industrial co-operatives in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana
… schemes determine member participation and control in industrial cooperatives in Ghana. Recent studies on co-operative organizations in developing countries have indicated that the problems of self-management in co-operatives are due to low member participation in decision making and control …
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An Economic Analysis of Selected Production Co-Operatives in Saskatchewan
This thesis contains an examination of the co-operative approach to agricultural production to determine the extent of economic benefits and disadvantages associated with its use in Saskatchewan. More specifically, the operations of selected machinery co—operatives and co-operative farms …
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Enhancing Agricultural Co-operatives and Food Security through Public Policy in Nigeria
According to the United Nations, some 26.5 million people or 12% of the population in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, likely experienced food insecurity in 2024. As in many lesser developed (economically) countries, Nigeria’s policymakers have increasingly looked to agricultural …
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Change in co-operative organisations : the case of Greek pharmaceutical co-operatives
… unfolds in a certain type of retailer-owned co-operatives; the pharmaceutical co-operatives in Greece. Previous works have identified the type of changes (‘what’) that occurred in (mostly, agricultural) co-operatives and explained them through the “structural inefficiencies” of the …
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La Lega : the making of a successful network of co-operatives / by Piero Ammirato.
Study of the Italian co-operative enterprises associated with La Lega Nazionale delle Cooperative e Mutue, with particular reference to those in the region of Emilia Romagna. Examines how these cooperatives have managed to flourish despite the poor survival record in other countries with a market …
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Power and Control in Disinvested Affordable Housing: San Francisco’s Limited Equity Housing Co-operatives
The promise of the co-operative housing typology extends beyond providing stable, affordable housing. Co-operatives strive to offer a resident-centered site of democratic participation, where ownership and limited equity combine to provide both collective and shareholder ownership of a valuable …
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Women empowerment in national school nutrition program co-operatives with special reference to uMhlabuyalingana schools
This study concerns the empowerment of women in National School Nutrition Program co-operatives, with special reference to Umhabuyalingana School. As a descriptive research semi was drawn. Related literature that focuses on National School Nutrition has been consulted and discussed. Various …
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Small scale chrome mining co-operatives in Zimbabwe and their relevance to the national economy
Includes bibliographical references.
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An analysis of the profitability and sustainability of savings and credit co-operatives in Botswana
… crisis, global attention has been drawn to co-operatives, owing to their resilience and ability to flourish during tough economic conditions. The potential of co-operatives as a catalyst for sustainable development is of particular interest to a country like Botswana, where the economy is …
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One Bad Board Away from Bankruptcy: Housing Co-operatives, Self-Management, and the Landlord–Tenant Relationship
… thesis explores the development of the natural condition of co-operation into a large, apolitical movement and the effects of reshaping working-class people into co-operators. Semi- structured interviews, content analysis, and a limited autoethnography through a community- based action research …
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The Growth and Development of Coffee and Cotton Marketing Co-operatives in Tanzania, c.1932-1982
By the mid-1970s, Tanzania had the biggest co-operative movement in Africa and the oldest in East Africa. Despite such achievement, for decades, the literature on Tanzania’s small-scale coffee and cotton cultivation and marketing co-operatives has suffered from a dearth of substantive historical …
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Learning for development through co-operation: the engagement of youth with co-operatives in Lesotho and Uganda
… Year of the Youth and 2012 the Year of the Co-operative this research contributes to issues raised by these two significant and timely events. The renaissance of co-operatives globally and their revival in countries in Africa has promoted interest and debate around co-operatives as …
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A Blockchain-enabled System to enhance Food Traceability in Local Food Supply Chains (FSCs) suitable for Small Co-operatives in South Africa
… ensuring its safety as it moves from producer to consumer in food supply chains (FSCs) is essential. This can be achieved through the use of food traceability technology which enables track and trace of produce within a FSC. Recently, blockchain technology (BCT) has shown great potential to …
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A comparative study of the performance of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (SACCOs) in Kenya and South Africa from mid-1990s to 2023
… being active in the last 25 years, financial cooperatives serve only 29,500 members out of 40 million adults in South Africa – a number that has remained relatively flat (0.7% annual growth) over the past decade” (World Bank Group, 2021, p. 8). This study investigates factors that may have …
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Financial cooperatives: regulatory and supervisory answers for South Africa and Malawi
… and supervisory framework of financial co-operatives in South Africa consists of the Cooperatives Act (No. 14 of 2005), the Co-operatives Bank Act (No. 40 of 2007), Banks Act Exemption (Notice 620 of 2014) and the Financial Sector Regulation Act (No. 9 of 2017). In Malawi, the regulatory …
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Understanding the criteria for successful community based co-operatives – the case for co-operative schemes as a vehicle for successful land reform in agriculture.
… the factors applicable to the success of community-based co-operative ventures in a land reform context. Its theory-base is rooted in entrepreneurship with useful additions gleaned from the experiences of co-operative ventures in South Africa and internationally. It makes use of a …
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