The history of cooperatives goes back 150 years. The cooperative pioneers of last century might, today, have great difficulty relating to the huge cooperatives that exist in some industrialized countries that are the offspring of their early efforts. They would [...]

With the end to rivalries between the Western capitalistic system and the Soviet collective one, the way now seems open for unfettered private enterprise, trade liberalisation, and a hands-off rôle for governments. The IMF and GATT the WTO proudly point [...]

In response to the growing impetus within nations and the international community to foster effective partnerships between governments and all sectors of civil society to achieve food security for all, these organizations undertook to prepare a joint document that would [...]

The recent trends in land tenure policies have shifted from mainly efficiency-driven policy reforms toward more sustainable resources policies. This shift has been accompanied by a recognition of traditional resource management systems and the necessity to pass resource control to [...]

Employment opportunities are usually very limited in rural areas. Self employment in small enterprises can make it possible to generate the income to satisfy needs and improve the standards of living. This book shows how small enterprises can be developed [...]