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Co-operatives: Linking Practice and Theory
584 pages, Paperback
Published May 12, 2025
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August 11, 2025
Ian's undertaken a herculean task of distilling the width, breadth, depth, and encompassing roots of how co-operatives reflect what it means to be a human, and living in this world alongside other people, businesses, and institutions.
Whilst one book would never be able to contain all the answers and stories, it's the primer that I wish I'd had access to, when I first starting working in/with co-ops 30 years ago - and his distilling of hundreds of existing works and materials (the bibliography runs to over 80 pages alone!), is a testament to how important this book should be for anyone wanting to better navigate the wider sector.
It was also really encouraging to see a whole chapter devoted to the topics that many co-ops and the wider sector seem to usually shy away from (god and politics) - publicly recognising the relationships that have seen these movements influence each other was refreshingly welcome and is long overdue.
Whilst one book would never be able to contain all the answers and stories, it's the primer that I wish I'd had access to, when I first starting working in/with co-ops 30 years ago - and his distilling of hundreds of existing works and materials (the bibliography runs to over 80 pages alone!), is a testament to how important this book should be for anyone wanting to better navigate the wider sector.
It was also really encouraging to see a whole chapter devoted to the topics that many co-ops and the wider sector seem to usually shy away from (god and politics) - publicly recognising the relationships that have seen these movements influence each other was refreshingly welcome and is long overdue.
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