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Contents Introduction The approach of the book The structure of the book Literature survey Part I. What is a cooperative? 1. A cooperative is a firm The most important identifying aspects of a cooperative The five characteristics of cooperatives based on the ICA principles Conclusion 2. The seven strengths of cooperatives The seven strengths of cooperatives Two strengths of conventional companies The competition between cooperatives and conventional companies Skepticism about cooperatives Conclusion 3. The six types of cooperatives The criteria for classifying cooperatives The classification of cooperatives A supplementary classification of cooperatives based on their strength Successes and limitations of cooperatives Conclusion Part II. Why cooperatives in the 21st century? 4. Widening inequality and the importance of decent work The negative impacts of inequality on human society The need for government intervention in addressing inequality Causes of outcome inequality deriving from labor income issues Countermeasures to the causes of outcome inequality deriving from labor income issues Labor market policies to support worker cooperatives Conclusion 5. The resilience of cooperatives in time of crises Crises aggravate inequality Cooperatives, resilience and ‘global crises’ Cooperatives, resilience and ‘local crises’ Conclusion 6. The role of cooperatives in supporting ageing societies Population ageing and threats to fiscal sustainability Countermeasures to ensure fiscal sustainability Cooperatives and the expansion of the tax base Cooperatives and the promotion of healthy ageing Conclusion 7. An overview of cooperatives’ contributions to the SDGs Cooperatives’ significant contributions to the SDGs The history of policy discussions on the cooperative movement Progress in mainstreaming cooperatives in UN policy discussions Conclusion Part III. Scaling up the cooperative movement 8. Promoting cooperatives through decentralized public support mechanisms The benefits of decentralized public support mechanisms Benefits of cooperatives for local communities The ‘structures’ of decentralized public support mechanisms for cooperatives The ‘contents’ of decentralized public support mechanisms for cooperatives The significant contribution of cooperatives to local governance Conclusion 9. Digitalizing cooperatives Impacts of digitalization on the market economy The digitalization of cooperatives Prototype business models Challenges Conclusion 10. The symbiotic potential between cooperatives and developing countries Developing countries and job creation in labor-intensive sector Developing countries and ‘effective’ decentralized public supporting mechanisms for cooperatives Cooperatives and migrant workers in developed countries Promoting cooperatives with Official Development Aid Conclusion The Way Forward

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