Empire and Co-operation: How the British Empire Used Co-operatives in Its Development Strategies 1900-1970

The first book to deal with the development of cooperatives in the British Empire, this work not only traces how and why the British Empire came to promote cooperatives as part of its development strategies in its dependent territories, but also examines the global impact that this subsequently had. As it describes how cooperative development policies were implemented in widely varied settings and the results achieved, this account also discusses the positive involvement of international nongovernmental organizations, such as the International Co-operative Alliance and the Plunkett Foundation.