Books and reports

July 2009

1. 

   Cooperating out of child labour. Harnessing the untapped potential of cooperatives and the cooperative movement to eliminate child labour

   08 July 2009

   This title has been produced as a call to action to the world cooperative movement to join hands in fighting child labour. Cooperatives and the cooperative movement have an important, but as yet unharnessed, role to play in the elimination of child labour worldwide.

February 2009

1. 

   Cooperating out of poverty: The renaissance of the African cooperative movement

   02 February 2009

   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.

April 2006

1. Value chain analysis for policy makers and practitioners

   10 April 2006

   Written for policy-makers and practitioners, this guide aims to improve the ability of local enterprises to compete in the global economy and generate sustainable jobs and income for local people. Key insights of the value chain approach and its application to the participation of local enterprises in a global economy are presented and discussed. The guide also sets out why this new analytical approach is important for policy-makers and practitioners. Specific policy problems are discussed, and practical ideas about how to address these challenges are provided.

April 2000

1. Managing the cooperative difference

   18 April 2000

   A survey of the application of modern management practices in the cooperative context