Theoretical and Empirical Studies on Cooperatives Lessons for Cooper

This book outlines on how cooperatives can be used as a tool for development and reconciliation in post-conflict contexts. This book examines the successes and challenges for emerging and existing cooperatives in Africa, while delivering both practic

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Theoretical and Empirical Studies on Cooperatives Lessons for Cooperatives in South Africa 123

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Andrew Emmanuel Okem Editor

Theoretical and Empirical Studies on Cooperatives Lessons for Cooperatives in South Africa

123

Editor Andrew Emmanuel Okem Durban South Africa

ISSN 2211-4165 SpringerBriefs in Geography ISBN 978-3-319-34215-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-34216-0

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Contents

1 The Meaning and Defining Characteristics of Cooperatives . . . . . . . Andrew Emmanuel Okem

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2 Contextualising the Cooperative Movement in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Emmanuel Okem and Anne Stanton

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3 A Review of Possible Emerging Theoretical Debates and New Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Cooperative Movement in Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Fakude 4 An Examination of the Roles of Cooperatives in Post-conflict Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorcas Ettang and Andrew Emmanuel Okem 5 A Review of the Kenyan Cooperative Movement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ndwakhulu Tshishonga and Andrew Emmanuel Okem

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6 Coffee Cooperatives in Cameroon: An Assessment of the Causes of Coffee Cooperatives’ Collapse in the Post-adjustment Period . . . . Gillo Momo-Lekane

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7 Cooperatives in Vogue: A Case Study of Cooperatives in South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meron A. Okbandrias and Andrew Emmanuel Okem

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8 The Development and Sustainability of Agr