Mature Cooperative Groups Seeking New Identities: The Case of Belgium

The cooperative sector in Belgium has always been very much linked to other social movements. In the 1990s the backbone of the sector, namely the cooperative banks, have undergone major transformations. In this article, the two most important cooperative financial holdings that were created to replace the stand-alone cooperative banks are looked at: the Cera and the ARCO-group. We see that they follow a similar path but have opted for a slightly different positioning in the Belgian social and economic landscape. Both have sought a new identity by repositioning themselves vis-à-vis the market, civil society and the state. The consequences of the new “cooperative trilemma†are gradually becoming clear.cooperative, social movement, sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, cooperative trilemma, Agribusiness,

Foundations in Motion : Trends and Evolutions in the Foundation Sector in Belgium between the years 2000 and 2005

A compilation of quantitative data on foundations in Belgium and a description of trends and developments in the sector. The study focuses, among other things, on the impact the new legislation (Law of 2 May 2002) has had on the creation and operation of foundations

Foundations in Belgium

This report is a joint project between the King Baudouin Foundation and the European Foundation Centre to map and describe the foundation sector in Belgium. It contains information on the types of foundations in Belgium, their history, the activities they undertake; their financial status; and the types and amount of financial support they give. It concludes with recommendations for greater transparency and communication

Le Secteur Associatif en Belgique: Une Analyse Quantitative et Qualitative

The book is divided in three parts. The first deals with the problem of defining the third sector in Belgium; the second part presents a quantitative analysis of the sector, and the third chapter provides a detailed analysis of the employment in the sector. The appendix includes interviews to representatives of non-profit organisations about the management of the organisations

Richard S. Smith v. Rocky Mountain Helicopters : Brief of Respondent

BRIEF OF RESPONDENT AND CROSS APPELLANT Appeal from the Fourth Judicial District Court Of Utah County Honorable Boyd L. Park, District Judg

What determines women's participation in collective action? Evidence from a western Ugandan coffee cooperative

Women smallholders face greater constraints than men in accessing capital and commodity markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Collective action has been promoted to remedy those disadvantages. Using survey data of 421 women members and 210 nonmembers of a coffee producer cooperative in Western Uganda, this study investigates the determinants of women's participation in cooperatives and women's intensity of participation. The results highlight the importance of access to and control over land for women to join the cooperative in the first place. Participation intensity is measured through women's participation in collective coffee marketing and share capital contributions. It is found that duration of membership, access to extension services, more equal intrahousehold power relations, and joint land ownership positively influence women's ability to commit to collective action. These findings demonstrate the embeddedness of collective action in gender relations and the positive value of women's active participation for agricultural-marketing cooperatives

Development Co-operation: How Co-operatives Cope: A Survey of Major Co-operative Development Agencies

This report is the result of a survey carried out by researchers from the Higher Institute for Labour Studies (HIVA) on development by co-operation and through co-operative organisations. The main topics of the study are the renewed interest in this form of enterprise and the ways co-operatives from the North support and collaborate with their co-operative colleagues in the South

Civiele maatschappij en staat in ontwikkelingslanden: twee solo's of een duet?

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De relatie Belgie-Congo: merk-waardig. Ook een waardig merk?

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