Co-operative Innovations in China and the West

1. Introduction
Caroline Gijselinckx, Li Zhao, Sonja Novkovic

Part I. General Analysis of Trends and Evolutions in Co-operatives in the West

2. Features and Determinants of Co-operative Development in Western Countries
Patrizia Battilani

3. Globalization and Co-operative Strategies
Roger Spear

4. Co-operative Networks, Adaptability and Organizational Innovations
Sonja Novkovic

5. Multi-stakeholder Co-operative Model as a Flexible Sustainable Framework for Collective Entrepreneurship: An International Perspective
Martine Vézina, Jean-Pierre Girard

Part II. Sector-Specific Analysis of Trends and Evolutions in the West

6. Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Capital in Western Agricultural Co-operatives
Constantine Iliopoulos

7. Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Governance in U.S. Agricultural Co-operatives
Michael Cook

8. Co-operative Banks: Their Contribution to the Stability and Diversity of the Financial System
Giovanni Ferri, Panu Kalmi

9. Co-operatives Providing Welfare Services: The Case of Italian Social Co-operatives
Carlo Borzaga, Sara Depedri

10. Understanding FLOSS as a Commons
Dongbin Wang

Part III. Trends and Evolutions in Chinese Co-operatives

11. The Development of Chinese Co-operatives in Rural Areas
Xuchu Xu, Bin Wu

12. Co-operatives and Poverty Reduction in China
Tim Zachernuk, Guozhong Liu

13. Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Capital in Chinese Agricultural Co-operatives
Li Zhao

14. Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Governance in China
Peng Yuan

15. Banking Co-operatives in China
Guangwen He

16. The Grassroots Co-operative Housing in Urban China: The Case of LINECITY
Yuqi Wang

17. Conclusion: Co-operative Innovations in China and in the West: Recent Trends and Challenges
Caroline Gijselinckx, Sonja Novkovic, Li Zhao

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Development Studies, Economic Policy, Political Economy, International Relations, Development Economics