A Sharing Economy Policy Primer For Urban Leaders
This report analyzes current policy practices in cities that impact sharing economies and suggestions alternatives to promote and support sharing economies.
Cooperative Movement
Student Cooperatives: Affordable Student Housing
Short educational pamphlet on the history and trajectory of student cooperatives, written by Hilary Greer (former NASCO Executive Director) and Eric Guetschoff (former NASCO Development Coordinator) in the late 1990s.
Table of Contents
Preface
Cooperative Forms
Statement of Cooperative Identity
Movement History
Student Co-ops Today
California Legislation
NASCO Newsletters - 1971
Archived copies of NASCO's monthly "Journal of the New Harbinger" magazine and monthly "NASCO News Bulletin." Printed in 1971.
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NASCO Guide to Cooperative Careers
Published by NASCO in 1985. Edited by Sharon Pedersen.
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National Co-operative Archive (UK)
All 4 Each: Co-ops in the Classroom
The Ontario Co-operative Association has successfully re-introduced education about co-operatives into classrooms in a unique and fun way.
Cooperatives in the African American Experience
Prepared for the Babson-Equal Exchange Cooperative Curriculum
By Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Ph.D.
Cooperatives: Principles and practices in the 21st century
Written by Kimberly A. Zueli and Robert Cropp, published by the University of Wisconsin, 2004.
This publication is the fourth and most extensive revision of the Marvin A. Schaars' text Cooperatives, Principles and Practices, University of Wisconsin Extension-Madison, Publication A1457, July 1980. What has come to be known simply as "the Schaars book. "was originally written in 1936 by Chris L. Christensen, Asher Hobson, Henry Bakken, R.K.
Co-ops 101: An Introduction to Cooperatives (USDA)
This report provides a comprehensive summary of basic information on the cooperative way of organizing and operating a business. It covers the nature and extent of the use of cooperatives, compares cooperatives to other business structures, explains the roles various people play in a cooperative, and discusses equity accumulation and income taxation.
In Good Company: A Guide to Cooperative Employee Ownership
Worker Cooperatives are easy to set up and run, allow for a great deal of flexibility and are applicable to almost any business sector.
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