Purpose This paper aims to provide an introduction how worker co-operatives and other organisations based on principles of the participatory economy have been adopted in a range international contexts as vehicle for transforming places with strong aspiration address location-specific social challenges. Design/methodology/approach Through presentation four narrative cases, exemplifies experience...

Non-hegemonic perspectives on sustainability are grounded in environmental based justice. We argue about the potential of co-operatives for learning framed through degrowth epistemological visions promoting pedagogical changes Higher Education. The context is a public university Catalonia (Spain) implementing an innovative teaching methodology merging service and Environmental Sciences degree. ...

Agriculture plays a crucial role in the development of the Indian economy. It accounts for about 19 percent of GDP and about two thirds of the population is dependent on the sector. (Economic Survey, 2009). Recognizing the importance of agriculture sector in India’s development, the Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have played a vital role in creating a broad-based institutional f...

Co-operatives are member driven and democratic in nature played a pioneering role providing agricultural credit to very large rural population, especially remote areas. The State Co-operative Banks (SCBs) the apex level co-operative institutions play significant functioning growth of structure respective states. Financial assistance from Reserve Bank India National for Agriculture Rural Develop...