Morris Altman is Chair Professor of Behavioural and Institutional Economics and Co-operatives at the University of Dundee, United Kingdom, and former Inaugural Dean of Dundee University Business School. He has previously served as Dean at the University of Newcastle, Australia, Head of School at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Head of Department at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Morris was a former visiting scholar at Cambridge, Canterbury, New Zealand, Cornell, Duke, Harvard, Hebrew, Stirling, and Stanford University. He has published more than 130 refereed articles and 20 books in behavioural economics, institutional economics, cooperative studies, governance, and sustainable development. Professor Altman is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Review of Behavioural Economics and has held leadership roles in numerous international academic and professional organizations, including Association for Social Economics the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics. He also served on research committees of the International Co-operative Alliance.Akira Kurimoto is a Senior Fellow of the Japan Cooperative Alliance. He studied law at the University of Tokyo and has held senior positions in both academia and the cooperative sector, including Professor of Cooperative Programs at Hosei University's Institute for Solidarity-based Society and Manager of the Japanese Consumer Co-operative Union. Since 1998, he has served as Board Member and Chief Researcher of the Consumer Cooperative Institute of Japan. Professor Kurimoto has played a prominent international leadership role within the cooperative movement, serving as Chair of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Research Committee, a member of the ICA Principles Committee, and currently Chair of the ICA Asia-Pacific Research Committee. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Global Cooperative Monitor. A founding member of the Asia Pacific Cooperative Research Partnership, he co-edited Waking the Asian Pacific Co-operative Potential (2020).

• Preface1. IntroductionPart 1 Theoretical foundation for analyzing AP Co-ops1A. Institutional changes and transformation in the AP co-ops2 Overview of 1A3. Legal framework of AP co-ops4. Transformation and hybridization of AP co-ops5. Demutualization of co-ops in AP6. Co-operative Spin-off in AP7. Co-operation among AP co-ops8. International co-operation to/from AP co-ops9. AP co-operatives and Social Solidarity Economy1B. AP co-ops seen from entrepreneurial perspectives 10. Overview of 1B11. Modelling multi-stakeholder co-ops in AP12. Eco-innovation of AP co-ops13. How Co-operatives Can Be Competitive with Plantations in AP14. AP co-ops seen from youth’s perspective15. Comparing dairy co-operatives in New Zealand and France16. Comparing consumer co-ops in Japan and FinlandPart 2 Case studies of AP co-operatives’ good practices2A. Financial co-ops17. Overview18. NACUFOK in Korea19. Labor banks in Japan20. Kyosai insurance Co-op in Japan21. Kopkun in Indonesia2B. Health care co-ops22. Overview23. Minami Medical Co-op in Japan24. Health care social co-ops in Korea25. Indian co-op hospitals26. Galle co-op hospital in Sri Lanka2C. Education and youth co-ops27. Overview28. School co-ops in Malaysia29. Rah-e Roshd cultural-educational cooperative in Iran30. University co-ops in Japan31. University co-ops in India2D. Platform co-ops32. Overview33. Life magic care co-op in Korea34. SEWA in India35. Open Food Network in AustraliaEpilogue

Morris Altman is Chair Professor of Behavioural and Institutional Economics and Co-operatives at the University of Dundee, United Kingdom, and former Inaugural Dean of Dundee University Business School. He has previously served as Dean at the University of Newcastle, Australia, Head of School at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Head of Department at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Morris was a former visiting scholar at Cambridge, Canterbury, New Zealand, Cornell, Duke, Harvard, Hebrew, Stirling, and Stanford University. He has published more than 130 refereed articles and 20 books in behavioural economics, institutional economics, cooperative studies, governance, and sustainable development. Professor Altman is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Review of Behavioural Economics and has held leadership roles in numerous international academic and professional organizations, including Association for Social Economics the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics. He also served on research committees of the International Co-operative Alliance.Akira Kurimoto is a Senior Fellow of the Japan Cooperative Alliance. He studied law at the University of Tokyo and has held senior positions in both academia and the cooperative sector, including Professor of Cooperative Programs at Hosei University's Institute for Solidarity-based Society and Manager of the Japanese Consumer Co-operative Union. Since 1998, he has served as Board Member and Chief Researcher of the Consumer Cooperative Institute of Japan. Professor Kurimoto has played a prominent international leadership role within the cooperative movement, serving as Chair of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Research Committee, a member of the ICA Principles Committee, and currently Chair of the ICA Asia-Pacific Research Committee. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Global Cooperative Monitor. A founding member of the Asia Pacific Cooperative Research Partnership, he co-edited Waking the Asian Pacific Co-operative Potential (2020).

• Preface1. IntroductionPart 1 Theoretical foundation for analyzing AP Co-ops1A. Institutional changes and transformation in the AP co-ops2 Overview of 1A3. Legal framework of AP co-ops4. Transformation and hybridization of AP co-ops5. Demutualization of co-ops in AP6. Co-operative Spin-off in AP7. Co-operation among AP co-ops8. International co-operation to/from AP co-ops9. AP co-operatives and Social Solidarity Economy1B. AP co-ops seen from entrepreneurial perspectives 10. Overview of 1B11. Modelling multi-stakeholder co-ops in AP12. Eco-innovation of AP co-ops13. How Co-operatives Can Be Competitive with Plantations in AP14. AP co-ops seen from youth’s perspective15. Comparing dairy co-operatives in New Zealand and France16. Comparing consumer co-ops in Japan and FinlandPart 2 Case studies of AP co-operatives’ good practices2A. Financial co-ops17. Overview18. NACUFOK in Korea19. Labor banks in Japan20. Kyosai insurance Co-op in Japan21. Kopkun in Indonesia2B. Health care co-ops22. Overview23. Minami Medical Co-op in Japan24. Health care social co-ops in Korea25. Indian co-op hospitals26. Galle co-op hospital in Sri Lanka2C. Education and youth co-ops27. Overview28. School co-ops in Malaysia29. Rah-e Roshd cultural-educational cooperative in Iran30. University co-ops in Japan31. University co-ops in India2D. Platform co-ops32. Overview33. Life magic care co-op in Korea34. SEWA in India35. Open Food Network in AustraliaEpilogue

Morris Altman is Chair Professor of Behavioural and Institutional Economics and Co-operatives at the University of Dundee, United Kingdom, and former Inaugural Dean of Dundee University Business School. He has previously served as Dean at the University of Newcastle, Australia, Head of School at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Head of Department at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Morris was a former visiting scholar at Cambridge, Canterbury, New Zealand, Cornell, Duke, Harvard, Hebrew, Stirling, and Stanford University. He has published more than 130 refereed articles and 20 books in behavioural economics, institutional economics, cooperative studies, governance, and sustainable development. Professor Altman is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Review of Behavioural Economics and has held leadership roles in numerous international academic and professional organizations, including Association for Social Economics the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics. He also served on research committees of the International Co-operative Alliance.Akira Kurimoto is a Senior Fellow of the Japan Cooperative Alliance. He studied law at the University of Tokyo and has held senior positions in both academia and the cooperative sector, including Professor of Cooperative Programs at Hosei University's Institute for Solidarity-based Society and Manager of the Japanese Consumer Co-operative Union. Since 1998, he has served as Board Member and Chief Researcher of the Consumer Cooperative Institute of Japan. Professor Kurimoto has played a prominent international leadership role within the cooperative movement, serving as Chair of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Research Committee, a member of the ICA Principles Committee, and currently Chair of the ICA Asia-Pacific Research Committee. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Global Cooperative Monitor. A founding member of the Asia Pacific Cooperative Research Partnership, he co-edited Waking the Asian Pacific Co-operative Potential (2020).

• Preface1. IntroductionPart 1 Theoretical foundation for analyzing AP Co-ops1A. Institutional changes and transformation in the AP co-ops2 Overview of 1A3. Legal framework of AP co-ops4. Transformation and hybridization of AP co-ops5. Demutualization of co-ops in AP6. Co-operative Spin-off in AP7. Co-operation among AP co-ops8. International co-operation to/from AP co-ops9. AP co-operatives and Social Solidarity Economy1B. AP co-ops seen from entrepreneurial perspectives 10. Overview of 1B11. Modelling multi-stakeholder co-ops in AP12. Eco-innovation of AP co-ops13. How Co-operatives Can Be Competitive with Plantations in AP14. AP co-ops seen from youth’s perspective15. Comparing dairy co-operatives in New Zealand and France16. Comparing consumer co-ops in Japan and FinlandPart 2 Case studies of AP co-operatives’ good practices2A. Financial co-ops17. Overview18. NACUFOK in Korea19. Labor banks in Japan20. Kyosai insurance Co-op in Japan21. Kopkun in Indonesia2B. Health care co-ops22. Overview23. Minami Medical Co-op in Japan24. Health care social co-ops in Korea25. Indian co-op hospitals26. Galle co-op hospital in Sri Lanka2C. Education and youth co-ops27. Overview28. School co-ops in Malaysia29. Rah-e Roshd cultural-educational cooperative in Iran30. University co-ops in Japan31. University co-ops in India2D. Platform co-ops32. Overview33. Life magic care co-op in Korea34. SEWA in India35. Open Food Network in AustraliaEpilogue