Review
Review
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FairtradeWhen Fairtrade wasn’t on the co-operative agenda – and how that was put right
This look at the history of Fairtrade follows a century of campaigning for social justice – and uncovers a dark chapter in the CWS’s story
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BusinessReview: The Oxford Handbook of Mutual, Co-operative and Co-owned Businesses
New Handbook explores the resilience of co-ops and their ongoing popularity
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Banking and InsuranceReview: Young money blogger Iona Bain looks at how to build better finances
Spare Change, Iona Bain (Hardie Grant Books, 2016) Author of the YoungMoneyBlog, financial blogger Iona Bain has published a book exploring personal financial issues and the challenges faced by young people. The book includes practical advice...
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CommunityHow do we build an alternative economy from the ruins of the financial crisis?
Another Economy is Possible, edited by Manuel Castells (Polity Books, 2017) As the dust began to settle after the 2008 financial crisis, governments in the western world responded by trying to restore business as usual. But, writes...
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Looking for a job you love? Ethics might hold the answer to a happy working life
The Ethical Careers Guide: How to find the work you love, Paul Allen (New Internationalist, 2017) Readers may recognise Paul Allan from the Guardian, where he writes about the voluntary sector – or the BBC, where he...
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EconomyBook review: How Germany’s energy revolution solves more than just climate change
The first chapter of Energy Democracy is titled ‘Energiewende: The Solution to More Problems than Climate Change’. This sets the tone of the book – for the success of Germany’s energy transition (‘Energiewende’) project lies...
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EconomyBook review: Ours To Hack and Own maps out the platform co-op model
Ours to Hack and to Own, edited by Trebor Scholz and Nathan Schneider (OR Books, 2016) If you’ve ever wondered about how a new, collaborative, sustainable, democratic economy might work, Ours to Hack and Own:...
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Review: The Women’s Peace Crusade 1917-1918
A co-production with Voices of War and Peace, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Centre for Regional History, Archives+, Clapham Film Unit and volunteer researchers (Manchester Metropolitan Books, 2017) “The Women’s Peace Crusade swept through industrial East Lancashire in...
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Review: Peace Beyond Borders
By Vijay Mehta (New Internationalist Publications, 2016) Peace Beyond Borders tells the story of co-operation from a European Union (EU) perspective. Published in 2016, the book examines the role of the EU in driving co-operation...
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PoliticsReview: Our Revolution, a Future to Believe in
By Bernie Sanders (Profile Books, 2016) Written by Bernie Sanders, Our Revolution, a Future to Believe in is a book about the author’s experience while campaigning for the USA Presidential election. The first part focuses...