Main description:
A diverse range of co-operative ventures are focused on in this volume, which presents a framework to explain their relative success or failure in various contexts.
The study draws on cases from different fields - such as dairy co-operatives, sugar co-operatives and village-level water companies - as well as different geographical regions. Going beyond the usual discussions of co-operatives in a leadership, legal or regulatory framework, this volume emphasizes the social conditions and design features.
Table of contents:
PART ONE: CHEMISTRY OF CO-OPERATION
Introduction
Leadership, Culture and Co-operation
Lessons from the Field - Olpad, Surat District
Fertile Grounds, Sterile Ideal
Co-operative Failures in Gujarat
PART TWO: THREE CASE STUDIES
Farmer Organisation for Lift Irrigation
Irrigation Companies and Tubewell Co-operatives of Gujurat
The Power of Design
Sugar Co-operatives as Engines of Economic Growth
The Design of the Anand Pattern
PART THREE: SYNTHESIS
Design
The Framework to Orchestrate Co-operation
Design Principles
Catalysing Co-operation
Overview and Applications
A diverse range of co-operative ventures are focused on in this volume, which presents a framework to explain their relative success or failure in various contexts.
The study draws on cases from different fields - such as dairy co-operatives, sugar co-operatives and village-level water companies - as well as different geographical regions. Going beyond the usual discussions of co-operatives in a leadership, legal or regulatory framework, this volume emphasizes the social conditions and design features.
Table of contents:
PART ONE: CHEMISTRY OF CO-OPERATION
Introduction
Leadership, Culture and Co-operation
Lessons from the Field - Olpad, Surat District
Fertile Grounds, Sterile Ideal
Co-operative Failures in Gujarat
PART TWO: THREE CASE STUDIES
Farmer Organisation for Lift Irrigation
Irrigation Companies and Tubewell Co-operatives of Gujurat
The Power of Design
Sugar Co-operatives as Engines of Economic Growth
The Design of the Anand Pattern
PART THREE: SYNTHESIS
Design
The Framework to Orchestrate Co-operation
Design Principles
Catalysing Co-operation
Overview and Applications