Cooperatives and Social Innovation : Experiences from the Asia Pacific Region /

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 san...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Rajasekhar, D. (Editor), Manjula, R. (Editor), Paranjothi, T. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:	1st ed. 2020.
Subjects:	Economic growth. Entrepreneurship. Social policy. Welfare state. Social service. Economic Growth. Social Policy. Politics of the Welfare State. Social Work and Community Development. Comparative Social Policy. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Social Innovation: Concept and Theories
Chapter 2: Cooperatives and Social Innovation: A Critical Review
Chapter 3: Democratizing Capital: Building Union-Coop Partnerships through Economically Targeted Investing and Crowd Funding Innovations
Chapter 4: Cooperative and Social Innovation in Finance - A Case Study of Mann Deshi Mahila Sahkari Bank
Chapter 5: Cooperative Sector Grading - A Social Innovation in Finance
Chapter 6: Social Innovative Enterprises: Ubiquitous Cooperatives in the State of Tamil Nadu, India
Chapter 7: Social Innovations in Organic Foods in Rainfed India: The case of Dharani FaM Coop Ltd
Chapter 8: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of PHCCI Summer Youth Program Tutees Turned LabCoop Officers
Chapter 9: Social Media as an Effective Tool for Social Innovation in Indian Cooperatives
Chapter 10: Community-based Tourism through Co-operatives in Sabah, Malaysia
Chapter 11: "Inefficient" Locally Produced Biodiesel Effective following the Great East Japan Earthquake
Chapter 12: Role of Cooperatives in Climate Smart Agriculture
Chapter 13: Commitment of Co-operative Workers on the Movement: The Case of Japanese Consumers Co-op
Chapter 14: Worker Co-operatives: Solution to the Issue of Contractualization in the Philippines
Chapter 15: Health insurance as social innovation for farmers in cooperatives: Lessons from Yeshasvini in Karnataka, India
Chapter 16: Creating space for women leadership and participation through innovative strategies: A case of tribal women's dairy cooperative in south Gujarat in India
Chapter 17: Social Innovation by Cooperatives during Covid19 pandemic
Chapter 18: Cooperatives and Social Innovation: Towards a conclusion.