Cooperative Approach To Local Economic Development
Historically, the relationship between towns and surrounding farm families has ranged from suspicion to benign neglect. This book shows that rural America can be revived by uniting the interests of both farm and non-farm populations through value-added enterprises, especially those based on the principles of New Generation Cooperatives (NGCs). Instead of sending agricultural commodities out of the region to be processed, farmers and communities can collaborate to process the commodities...
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Suggestes increased collaboration among farm producers, small businesses, and community leaders to promote prosperity. Booknews Provides information on the role of New Generation Cooperatives (NGCs) in helping farm producers retain a merger share of the value added as produce moves through the food chain to consumers. Examines issues involved in the formation of NGCs and their use as a local economic tool in rural areas, and discusses the legal implications for pursuing various structural approaches. Surveys how co-ops have fared, their potential, and some of the limitations they have faced in operations, and concludes with discussion of ideas regarding the suitability of NGCs for expected events in the next 20 years and the contributions they can make to local economic development. Merrett teaches geography and Walzer teaches economics at Western Illinois University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceIntroduction by Norman Walzer and Christopher D. MerrettTraditional Versus New Generation Cooperatives by Murray FultonStarting a New Generation Cooperative by Robert CroppCooperative Organization for Value-Added Agribusinesses by Mark J. HansonNew Generation Cooperatives and Cooperative Community Development by E. G. Nadeau and Corinne WilsonNew Generation Cooperatives as an Economic Development Strategy by Lee EgerstromA Survey of New Generation Cooperatives: Exploring Alternative Forms of Rural Economic Development by Christopher D. Merrett and Norman WalzerAccessing Urban Markets Through New Generation Cooperatives by Duncan HilcheyValue-Added Enterprises in the Rural Economy by Joan R. Fulton and Kevin AndresonPutting Cooperative Theory into Practice: The 21st Century Alliance by Chris Williams and Christopher D. MerrettNew Generation Cooperatives in the New Millennium by Doeke Faber and Lee Egerstrom
\ BooknewsProvides information on the role of New Generation Cooperatives (NGCs) in helping farm producers retain a merger share of the value added as produce moves through the food chain to consumers. Examines issues involved in the formation of NGCs and their use as a local economic tool in rural areas, and discusses the legal implications for pursuing various structural approaches. Surveys how co-ops have fared, their potential, and some of the limitations they have faced in operations, and concludes with discussion of ideas regarding the suitability of NGCs for expected events in the next 20 years and the contributions they can make to local economic development. Merrett teaches geography and Walzer teaches economics at Western Illinois University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
