Australia Beyond 2012

The point about the International Year of Co-operatives 2012 is - Beyond 2012. If co-operatives in Australia celebrate 2012, then, this celebration must include a plan of action...

The point about the International Year of Co-operatives 2012 is – Beyond 2012. If co-operatives in Australia celebrate 2012, then, this celebration must include a plan of action Beyond 2012 – a plan of action for Australia’s co-operative movement beyond IYC 2012. The Division for Social Policy and Development in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations, for example, hosted an Expert Group Meeting on “Co-operatives in Social Development: on 3-6 May 2011 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to address planning and policy Beyond 2012. A draft plan of action for co-operatives Beyond 2012 is expected to include principles and guidelines for good practices, an internatioinal research agenda and  policy recommendations for Member States.

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