Ebook: Co-Operatives in a Post-Growth Era: Creating Co-operative Economics

Front Cover ; About the Editors ; More praise for Co-operatives in a Post-Growth Era; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; Introduction: Co-operative Economics, Why Our World Needs It; Table 0.1 Types of co-operative and their members; What economics do we use?; The structure of the book; Notes; References; Part One: What is the New Economy and Why Do We Need It? ; 1 The World on a Collision Course and the Need for a New Economy; Preamble; The quadruple convergence; Crisis or crises?; The myths that sustain the dominant model; A new economy; Foundations of the new economy.;An essential introduction to the co-operative business model as a sustainable and equitable alternative to the current growth-obsessed economic paradigm.