Humanizing the Economy

John Restakis has been active in the co-op movement for 15 years. He is the Executive Director of the BC Co-operative Association and has been a consultant for co-op development projects in Africa and Asia. A pioneering researcher into international co-operative economies, he writes and lectures on economic democracy and the role of co-operatives in humanizing economies.

• Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Grand Delusion Homo Economicus Industrialization and Social Defence 2. The Materialization of Dreams The Age of Revolt Rochdale A Brief History of Nowhere Co-operativism and Socialism Socializing Capital Stages of Co-operation 3. Co-operation Italian Style The Fascist Repression Renaissance of the Italian Co-operatives 4. The Emilian Model and the Socialization of Capital The Rise of Regions The Emilian Model 5. Social Co-ops and Social Care On Civil Society and the Social Economy On Reciprocity Social Co-operatives The Case for a Co-op Approach to Social Care Beyond Defensiveness Creating a Social Market 6. Japan Product Labeling and Advocacy Workers' Collective Movement Health and Happiness Elder Care 7. The Daughters of Kali Sonagachi The Stories A Terrible Reflection 8. Fair Trade and the Empire of Tea Fair Trade and Co-operation The Fair Trade Network Tea The Small Organic Farmers Association Fair Trade on the Ground The Seductions of Success Beyond Commodities — Going Glocal The Future of Fair Trade Politics 9. Argentina: Occupy, Resist, Produce New World, Old Habits Occupy, Resist, Produce Zanon Co-op and Community Brukman An Awakening The Road Ahead 10. The Crisis of Community The Decline of Social Capital The End of Authenticity Shadowland Reciprocity and Restoration The Meaning of Work 11. Humanizing the Economy: Co-operatives in the Age of Capital The Future of an Idea Happiness Matters Commons Sense Japan's Fishing Co-operatives Ozone Globalizing Localism Notes Index About the Author