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OverviewA powerful new understanding of cooperation as an antidote to alienation and inequality From the crises of racial inequity and capitalism that inspired the Black Lives Matter movement and the Green New Deal to the coronavirus pandemic, stories of mutual aid have shown that, though cooperation is variegated and ever changing, it is also a form of economic solidarity that can help weather contemporary social and economic crises. Addressing this theme, Practicing Cooperation delivers a trenchant and timely argument that the way to a more just and equitable society lies in the widespread adoption of cooperative practices. But what renders cooperation ethical, effective, and sustainable? Providing a new conceptual framework for cooperation as a form of social practice, Practicing Cooperation describes and critiques three U.S.-based cooperatives: a pair of co-op grocers in Philadelphia, each adjusting to recent growth and renewal; a federation of two hundred low-cost community acupuncture clinics throughout the United States, banded together as a cooperative of practitioners and patients; and a collectively managed Philadelphia experimental dance company, founded in the early 1990s and still going strong. Through these case studies, Andrew Zitcer illuminates the range of activities that make contemporary cooperatives successful: dedicated practitioners, a commitment to inclusion, and ongoing critical reflection. In so doing he asserts that economic and social cooperation must be examined, critiqued, and implemented on multiple scales if it is to combat the pervasiveness of competitive individualism. Practicing Cooperation is grounded in the voices of practitioners and the result is a clear-eyed look at the lived experience of cooperators from different parts of the economy and a guidebook for people on the potential of this way of life for the pursuit of justice and fairness. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew ZitcerPublisher: University of Minnesota Press Imprint: University of Minnesota Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 21.60cm ISBN: 9781517909796ISBN 10: 1517909791 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 02 November 2021 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAmid talk of Covid-19, Trump, U.S. imperialism, and racialized capitalism, it is always good to hear about the 'other America' built on social justice, cooperation, and creativity. Andrew Zitcer's engaged, sympathetic, but not uncritical, study of four Philadelphia cooperatives ranges across bodies and practices, scales, and inclusion and exclusion to paint a theoretically rich study of the visions and activities of today's cooperators that will inspire those of us who would like to build such societal wealth in our communities. --Peter North, author of Money and Liberation: The Micropolitics of Alternative Currency Movements Author InformationAndrew Zitcer is assistant professor and program director of the Urban Strategy graduate program at Drexel University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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