Cooperatives and Social Innovation : Experiences from the Asia Pacific Region...
by R. Manjula
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Cooperatives and Social Innovation : Experiences from the Asia Pacific Region, Paperback by Rajasekhar, D. (EDT); Manjula, R. (EDT); Paranjothi, T. (EDT), ISBN 9811588821, ISBN-13 9789811588822, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book discusses social innovations by cooperatives from the Asia and Pacific region. Social innovations emerge when the state and market in developing countries find it difficult to solve problems such as poverty, hunger, ill health, poor education systems, inadequate drinking water and poor sanitation. These countries also face barriers to economic growth such as climate change, poor governance, unequal opportunities and social exclusion. This volume therefore addresses the following questions. What are the distinctive features of social innovations by cooperatives? How social innovations bring in changes in the process and outcome of development? After presenting theories of social innovation and a critical review of cooperatives and social innovation, th presents 15 chapters on social innovations by cooperatives in the Asia Pacific region. These social innovations are related to health insurance, community based tourism, disaster response, climate smart agriculture, use of social media for youth empowerment, training for the emergence of second-line leaders in cooperatives, social inclusion through innovative finance, profitable marketing of organic produce to strengthen economic status of small farmers, auction and value addition for inco
- Publisher: Springer
- Year: 2021
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN: 9789811588822
- Condition: Fine
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