{"product_id":"9781536101577","title":"Politics of Cooperation \u0026 Co-Ops","description":"The current co-op movement in the U.S. seeks to be a structural alternative to capitalism; this book seriously questions whether the current movement can accomplish that task. Carl Ratner offers a rich and unique political analysis and critique that provides helpful insights into the practice and problems of the contemporary cooperative movement. Noting that co-operators tend to view their work as apolitical because the explicit influence of national political parties is absent, the author constructs a compelling argument that co-operators nonetheless operate unwittingly with implicit political conceptions of freedom, opportunity, human rights, social participation, decision-making, power, and governance that are shaped and limited by the capitalist economic system. Ratner demonstrates how a more radical, anti-capitalist, socialist form of cooperation and co-ops are needed to realise the fulfilling potential of cooperation and co-ops. For those wishing to understand and advance the cooperative movement, this book is essential reading.","brand":"Nova Science Publishers, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65421484949853,"sku":null,"price":69.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9781536101577.jpg?v=1789486963","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/9781536101577","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}