Theoretical and Empirical Studies on Cooperatives Lessons for Cooperatives in South Africa /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Okem, Andrew Emmanuel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Economic geography.; Physical geography.; Economic sociology.; Human geography.; Social Sciences.; Human Geography.; Economic Geography.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.; World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions).

This book outlines on how cooperatives can be used as a tool for development and reconciliation in post-conflict contexts. This book examines the successes and challenges for emerging and existing cooperatives in Africa, while delivering both practical lessons and insights into theory. It presents c...

Table of Contents:

• The Meaning and Defining Characteristics of Cooperatives
• Contextualising the Cooperative Movement in Africa
• A Review of Possible Emerging Theoretical Debates and New Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Cooperative Movement in Africa
• An Examination of the Roles of Cooperatives in Post-Conflict Societies
• A Review of the Kenyan Co-operative Movement
• Coffee Cooperatives in Cameroon: An Assessment of the Causes of Coffee Cooperatives’ Collapse in the Post-Adjustment Period
• Cooperatives in Vogue: A Case Study of Cooperatives in South Africa
• The Development and Sustainability of Agricultural Co-operatives at Inanda Township: An Analysis of Inanda Farmers’ Association (IFA)
• The South African Cooperative Sector: Which Way Forward?.