African Cooperatives And The Financial Crisis
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African Cooperatives And The Financial Crisis
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Author : Emma Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
African Cooperatives And The Financial Crisis written by Emma Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
Considers how institutions from the social economy, particularly cooperatives and cooperative financial institutions throughout the world and in Sub-Saharan Africa, are managing the current crisis and how they may be contributing to impact mitigation.
Promoting Rural Cooperatives In Developing Countries
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Author : Avishay Braverman
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 1991
Promoting Rural Cooperatives In Developing Countries written by Avishay Braverman and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Business & Economics categories.
The economic crisis in sub - Saharan Africa presents a major challenge to donors and to policy-makers. After an initial period of growth following independence, most African economies faltered, then failed. Repressed producer prices, inefficient public marketing boards, and weak government commitment have often been blamed for the poor performance of agriculture, Africa's most important sector. Thus, since the mid-1980s, many structural adjustment programs have emphasized price and marketing reforms, and countries have liberalized the marketing and pricing of major food crops. These reforms have improved the performance of the agricultural sector, but the effects on growth and real income have not met expectations. Deficient infrastructure, inadequate access to inputs and credit, poor extension services, and inefficient marketing systems constrain the effective expansion of production. There must be reforms that specifically address these constraints. This paper examines the reasons behind successful and unsuccessful experiences with rural co-ops and reevaluates the potential for remedying the major problems. It briefly explains the motivation for and effectiveness of rural co-ops in developed countries through the example of the Dutch. It then focuses on the development of rural cooperatives in sub - Saharan Africa and on the main issues and problems, including internal and external constraints.
State Cooperatives And Development In Africa
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Author : Hans Holmén
language : en
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Release Date : 1990
State Cooperatives And Development In Africa written by Hans Holmén and has been published by Nordic Africa Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Africa categories.
Capital And The Debt Trap
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Author : Claudia Sanchez Bajo
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2011-08-30
Capital And The Debt Trap written by Claudia Sanchez Bajo and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-30 with Business & Economics categories.
The financial crisis is destroying wealth but is also a remarkable opportunity to uncover the ways by which debt can be used to regulate the economic system. This book uses four case studies of cooperatives to give an in-depth analysis on how they have braved the crisis and continued to generate wealth.
Financial Cooperatives And Local Development
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Author : Silvio Goglio
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-05-02
Financial Cooperatives And Local Development written by Silvio Goglio and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-02 with Business & Economics categories.
This book examines the opportunities opened up for financial cooperatives by the recent financial crisis, and explores the role of these institutions in promoting and sustaining local development. The global financial crisis has not only shown the limits of the mainstream theory of markets and rational expectations, but has also generated a great deal of disillusionment with the banking system and underlined the importance of a healthy society for the welfare of the individual. Consequently, new and innovative ways of providing finance are needed, especially for strengthening the development of local societies.
Cooperating Out Of Poverty
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Author : International Labour Office
language : en
Publisher: International Labour Office
Release Date : 2008
Cooperating Out Of Poverty written by International Labour Office and has been published by International Labour Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Cooperation categories.
Cooperatives are omnipresent in Africa and represent a significant part of the private sector in most African countries. Successful and economically viable cooperatives create economic opportunities, provide a basic level of social protection and security, and provide their members with voice and representation. Yet, there are weaknesses and deficiencies of cooperatives in certain countries or sectors that result in poor performance. This book offers an objective analysis of the state of affairs of the cooperative sector in Africa since the liberalization of the economy in the early 1990s. It contains a historical overview of cooperative development in the continent and in-depth country studies that illustrate not only the structure and operation of the cooperative sector, but also analyse the major strengths and weaknesses of various cooperative undertakings in Africa. The aim of this book is to alert governments, donors and researchers to a fragmented, dispersed movement and make a case for the viability of cooperatives in Africa
Resilience In A Downturn
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Author : Johnston Birchall
language : en
Publisher: International Labor Office
Release Date : 2013
Resilience In A Downturn written by Johnston Birchall and has been published by International Labor Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Business & Economics categories.
This new report addresses the historical, statistical, conceptual, and policy aspects of financial cooperatives, focusing in particular on how cooperatives fare in times of crisis. Importantly, it underscores that cooperatives' success during the global financial crisis can provide a credible alternative to the investment-owned banking system.
Cooperatives The State And Corporate Power In African Export Agriculture
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Author : Karin Wedig
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-02-22
Cooperatives The State And Corporate Power In African Export Agriculture written by Karin Wedig and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-22 with Business & Economics categories.
Agriculture is a major contributor to Africa’s GDP, the region’s biggest source of employment and its largest food producer. However, agricultural productivity remains low and buyer-driven global value chains offer few opportunities for small producers to upgrade into higher value-added activities. In recent years, the revival of Africa’s cooperatives has been celebrated by governments and international donors as a pathway towards inclusive agricultural development, and this book explores the strengths but also the issues which surround these cooperatives. The book scrutinizes the neoliberal ideal of economic prosperity arising through the operation of liberalized labor markets by illuminating the discriminatory nature of Uganda’s informal labor relations. It points to the role of cooperatives as a potential instrument of progressive change in African export agriculture, where large numbers of small producers depend on casual wage work in addition to farming. In contrast to the portrayal, advanced by some governments and rarely questioned by donors, of an unproblematic co-existence of small producers’ collective action and big capital interests, the author calls for a re-politicized debate on the Social and Solidarity Economy. As part of this, she highlights the adverse political and economic conditions faced by African cooperatives, including intense international competition in agricultural processing, inadequate access to infrastructure and services, and at times antagonistic state-cooperative relations. Supported by wide-ranging interdisciplinary evidence, including new ethnographic, survey and interview data, this book shows how cooperatives may be co-opted by both the state and corporations in a discourse that ignores structural inequalities in value chains and emphasizes poverty reduction over economic and political empowerment. It provides a critique of New Institutional Economics as a framework for understanding how institutions shape redistribution, and develops a political economy approach to explore the conditions for structural change in African export agriculture.
African Co Operatives And Efficiency
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Author : Carl Gösta Widstrand
language : en
Publisher: Uppsala : Scandinavian Institute of African Studies
Release Date : 1972
African Co Operatives And Efficiency written by Carl Gösta Widstrand and has been published by Uppsala : Scandinavian Institute of African Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Business & Economics categories.
Collection of conference papers on problems of efficiency in cooperative societies in East Africa - includes a summary of proceedings and recommendations, comments on cooperative legislation and dispute settlement procedures, and covers political aspects, sociological aspects, problems of agricultural mechanization in agricultural cooperatives, etc. References and statistical tables. Conference held in Nairobi 1971 November 29 to December 4.
Africa And The Global Financial Crisis
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Author : Reuben Adeolu Alabi
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2011
Africa And The Global Financial Crisis written by Reuben Adeolu Alabi and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Business & Economics categories.
In this volume of the African Development Perspectives Yearbook series, the Research Group on African Development Perspectives investigates the impact of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) on economic reform processes in Africa. The analysis is structured in such a way so as to reflect the opportunities and dangers of policy reversals in the face of the GFC. The impact of the crisis on different types and forms of governance in the region is considered. The first question is therefore which macro-economic policy instruments have to be applied in order to overcome the crisis and to continue with sustainable development. The second question is how the GFC has affected Africa's external economic relations and if the path of opening up to the world markets is to be continued. The third question raised is how the crisis has affected social cohesion, impacted poverty alleviation strategies and the achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). All these questions are discussed in the various contributions which comprise general studies and country case studies. The book also looks into the role of international financial institutions during and after the crisis. (Series: African Development Perspectives Yearbook - Vol. 15)
