Format:
1 online resource (329 pages)
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ISBN:
9789811253799
Series Statement:
Asia-pacific Business Series v.12
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Chapter 1 A Socio-Economic Scenario of Cooperative Societies Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Context of the Study -- 3. Cooperative Society -- 3.1 Cooperative society movements -- 3.2 Formation and principles governing cooperative society -- 3.3 Socio-economic scenario of cooperatives in South Asian countries -- 3.3.1. Bangladesh -- 3.3.2. India -- 3.3.3. Pakistan -- 3.4. Cooperative societies: Success stories -- 3.4.1. Janata Adarsh Village Development Multipurpose Cooperative Society -- 3.4.2. Amul -- 3.4.3. Pakistan Cycle Industrial Cooperative Society, Lahore -- 3.5. Cooperatives response to the COVID-19 crisis -- 3.6. Problems and prospects of cooperatives -- 4. Conclusion and Way Forward -- 5. Case Study: "Al-Amin Sarbik Gram Unnoyon Shombay Somiti" -- References -- Chapter 2 Cooperatives and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Features of Cooperatives -- 3. Most Common Forms of Cooperatives in India -- 3.1 Consumer cooperative society -- 3.2 Producer cooperative society -- 3.3 Cooperative credit society -- 3.4 Marketing cooperative society -- 3.5 Housing cooperative society -- 3.6 Cooperative farming society -- 4. Why Form a Cooperative Society? -- 5. Role of Cooperatives in Sustainable Development Goals -- 5.1 Poverty reduction -- 5.2 Gender equality -- 5.3 Quality education and lifelong learning -- 5.4 Health -- 5.5 Food security and good nutrition -- 5.6 Access to water and sanitation -- 5.7 Sustainable energy -- 5.8 Create jobs, sustainable livelihoods, and equitable growth -- 5.9 Manage natural resource assets sustainably -- 5.10 Ensure good governance and effective institutions -- 5.11 Ensure stable and peaceful societies -- 5.12 Create a global enabling environment and catalyse long-term finance.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789811253782
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Cooperatives as a catalyst for sustainability New Jersey : World Scientific, 2023 ISBN 9789811253782
Language:
English
