The Cooperative Society, Second Edition: The Next Stage of Human History
148The Cooperative Society, Second Edition: The Next Stage of Human History
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Overview
In this second edition of The Cooperative Society: The Next Stage of Human History, we present the hypothesis that humans may be on the threshold of a new historical stage, one characterized by cooperation, democracy, the equitable distribution of resources, and a sustainable relationship with nature.
We analyze and report on seven measures representing economic, political, social, and an environmental transition to the cooperative society: (1) concentration of economic power, (2) wealth and income equality, (3) deaths from domestic and international conflicts, (4) more or fewer people living in democratic countries, (5) population change, (6) improving or deteriorating quality of life, and (7) improving or deteriorating environmental conditions.
The Cooperative Societyis also a call to action. Our purpose for writing this book is to motivate and assist readers in restructuring our economic, political, and social behavior and institutions in ways that are better for humanity and for our planet. We outline key areas of work and envision opportunities for changes that can be made by 2030, which is the target date for both the Paris Accord on Climate Change and the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780998066233 |
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Publisher: | Emile G Nadeau |
Publication date: | 10/01/2018 |
Edition description: | 2nd ed. |
Pages: | 148 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.32(d) |
About the Author
From 2014-2015, Nadeau served as the research director for the US Overseas Cooperative Development Council, and organized the International Cooperative Research Group, a division of OCDC. For more than 30 years, Nadeau has been doing domestic and international co-op consulting work for Cooperative Development Services, the National Cooperative Business Association/CLUSA, Land O' Lakes International Development Division, the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council, and other organizations. He served on the faculty of the Cooperative Management Education Program at St. Mary's University in Halifax, N.S. from 2004 to 2013. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
Luc Nadeau has a Bachelor of Science degree in ecology from Western Washington University and a Master of Science degree in ecology from Colorado State University. He is an entrepreneur, artist, and freelance ecologist, living in Longmont, Colorado.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The Cooperative Society hypothesis,
Section B: Measuring the transition to The Cooperative Society. Economic power, Wealth and income, Conflict, Democracy, Population, Quality of life, Environment, Cooperative society scorecard.
Section C: Taking action. Decentralize economic power, Reduce inequality in household income and wealth, Reduce conflict, Expand democracy, Reduce population growth, Improve the quality of people’s lives, Create a more sustainable environment
Section D: Conclusion
Section E: Appendices
Cooperative business opportunities, Selected readings, The authors, 140 Endnotes
Selected Readings
Dave Grace and Associates, “Measuring the Size and Scope of the Cooperative Economy: Results of the 2014 Global Census on Cooperatives,” prepared for the United Nations Secretariat, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Social Policy and Development, www.un.org/esa/socdev/documents/2014/coopsegm/grace.pdf
Goldstein, Joshua S. and Steven Pinker, “The Decline of War and Violence,” The Boston Globe,April 15, 2016, http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/04/15/the-decline-war-and-violence/lxhtEplvppt0Bz9kPphzkL/story.html?event=event25
Harari, Yuval Noah, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, HarperCollins Publishers, 2011.
International Co-operative Alliance, “Blueprint for a Cooperative Decade,” 2013.ica.coop/sites/default/files/media_items/ICA%20Blueprint%20-%20Final%20-%20Feb%2013%20EN.pdf
International Co-operative Alliance and Euricse, “Exploring the Co-operative Economy: Report 2015.”monitor.coop/sites/default/files/WCM_2015%20WEB.pdf
Milanovic, Branko, Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization, Belknap Press, 2016.
Piketty, Thomas, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Belknap Press, 2014.
Pinker, Steven, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, Penguin Group, 2012.
Pinker, Steven, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress, Penguin Books Limited/Viking, 2018.
UNFCCC, “Report of the Conference of the Parties on its twenty-first session, held in Paris from 30 November to 13 December 2015.” (Adoption of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.)unfccc.int/resource/docs/2015/cop21/eng/10a01.pdf
United Nations General Assembly. “Transforming our world: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” October 21, 2015. www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/70/1&Lang=E