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A Good Way to do Business: Supporting social enterprise in Greater Manchester |
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| Author: Tom Woodin | |||
| Category: Co-operation | |||
| Description: Social enterprise is a unique form of business which has been established for environmental and social purposes. Many are democratically run with strong connections to local communities. As one commentator recently noted, social enterprise is “a good way of doing business and a businesslike way of doing good”. This College Paper includes background, analysis, case studies and photographs of ten innovative social enterprises in the Manchester area. | |||
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| 64 pp | 0 85195 309 3 | £ 2.00 | |
A Journey to Remember |
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| Author: David Hughes | |||
| Category: Biography History | |||
| Description: The autobiography of a man who rose from shop boy at 14 with Murton Co-op to Chief Executive Officer of Hetton Downs and work as a troubleshooter for the Co-operative Wholesale Society, introducing changes in the 1960s that affected a generation of retailing. He was the first to introduce: self-service to the North East; cut prices to Britain; instore creches; the forerunner of the hypermarket; and to advertise co-op products on television. | |||
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| 228 pp | 1 897585 61 6 | £ 9.50 | |
An Arsenal for Labour: the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society and Politics 1896-1996 |
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| Author: Rita Rhodes | |||
| Category: History | |||
| Description: This is the unique study of a consumer co-operative society and its involvement in British politics during a period of one hundred years. The Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society was based in South East London and grew to become one of the Co-operative Movement's biggest retail businesses. At the same time it developed a distinct and remarkable political tradition which set it apart from other co-operative societies. | |||
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| 296 pp | 0 85195 253 4 | £ 12.00 | |
Building Sustainable Supporters' Trusts: a training manual |
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| Category: Member Participation | |||
| Description: The Building Sustainable Supporters' Trusts project worked with trusts to identify the training, development and support needs of supporters’ trusts and to design a structured programme of training to enable trusts to realise their full potential as sustainable organisations and to strengthen their contribution to the social economy. The Manual covers: Running your trust effectively; Membership and recruitment; Finance and fundraising; and Role and duties of an Industrial & Provident Society trust secretary. | |||
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| 193 pages plus CD-ROM | £ 50.00 | ||
Caring & Sharing |
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| Author: Jean Gaffin and David Thoms | |||
| Category: History | |||
| Description: The centenary history of one of the world's most remarkable radical feminist groups, the Co-operative Women's Guild, recounts the stirring events of the Guild's foundation and its many energetic campaigns. This new edition contains a postscript reviewing the ten years following the book's first publication in 1983. The book appeals to everyone with a concern for women's role in society and is an important addition to the academic literature on the women's movement |
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| 296 pp | 0 85195 201 1 | £ 11.00 | |
Changes in China |
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| Author: Nora Stettner and Bert Oram | |||
| Category: International | |||
| Description: This study of co-operative enterprise in China examines how government policies since 1979 have transformed the Chinese economy, allowing a vast proliferation of co-operatives and other forms of collective enterprise. "Their book deserves to be read." - Prof. Asa Briggs in a thought-provoking Foreword. |
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| 140 pp | 0 85195 148 1 | £ 7.50 | |
Churchill's Favourite Socialist: A Life of AV Alexander |
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| Author: John Tilley | |||
| Category: History Biography | |||
| Description: A V Alexander is one of the great unsung heroes of the Labour Movement. This son of a widowed corset-maker left school when he was 13 and, following a career in the Co-op and then in Sheffield politics, became the organiser with Winston Churchill of crucial wartime naval successes. This first biography of the only Labour Party Minister ever to serve as First Lord of the Admiralty was written while John Tilley was Co-operative Parliamentary Secretary. "His contribution to the nation's well-being was immense" - Roy Hattersley MP in a lively Introduction. |
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| 91 pp | 0 85195 226 7 | £ 7.50 | |
College Paper Special Offer |
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| Category: Member Participation | |||
| Description: The first five College papers - Co-operative Learning and Responsible Citizenship in the 21st Century, Getting Involved - studies of member participation in co-operatives across the West Midlands, Making a Difference - co-operative solutions to global poverty, Motivating Members - participation in governance - a study of the Co-operative Group and Pioneers in Co-operation. | |||
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| £ 25.00 | |||
Consumer Co-operation in the UK 1945-1993 |
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| Category: History | |||
| Description: This special issue of the Journal of the Society for Co-operative Studies contains contributions from many eminent co-operative specialists, who examine the post-war successes and failures of the consumer Co-operative Movement from a number of standpoints and look at the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. | |||
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| 132 pp | ISSN 0961-5784 | £ 5.00 | |
Co-op: The Peoples Business |
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| Author: Johnston Birchall | |||
| Category: Co-operative Principles | |||
| Description: The Co-op is one of the worlds most successful and enduring businesses, and it has become a common cultural experience for millions of people since the beginning of the industrial revolution. This book is a celebration in words and pictures (many of them in colour) of the co-operative movements unique 150 year history, telling how the concept spread from Rochdale to the 700 million members of todays International Co-operative Alliance. | |||
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| 217 pp | 0 7190 3861 8 | £ 14.00 | |
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