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Prosperity in the Fossil-Free Economy

Cooperatives and the Design of Sustainable Businesses
  • Melissa K Scanlan
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2021
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A blueprint for creating sustainable businesses, emphasizing the power and potential of cooperative models

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Melissa K. Scanlan is the Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair and Professor in Water Policy and Director of the Center for Water Policy at the School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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    Frontmatter

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    CONTENTS

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    Preface

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    Introduction: The Dream from 2035, Looking Back on 2020

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  • Part One: Theories, Principles, and Laws for Sustainable Enterprises
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    1 Our Present Challenge

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    2 Corporate Purpose and Governance for a Livable Planet

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    3 Social Enterprise Design

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    4 The Cooperative Difference, Private Governance, and the Law

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    5 Sustainable by Design

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    6 Measuring and Reporting Sustainability

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  • Part Two: Case Studies: Cooperative Pathbreakers Take Climate Action and Advance Sustainable Development
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    Introduction

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    7 Supportive Cooperative Ecosystems in Spain and the United States

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    8 Renewable Energy

    146
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    9 Food and Agriculture

    184
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    10 Water

    235
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    11 Finance: Capitalizing the Cooperative Movement

    252
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    12 Trade

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    13 Findings and Lessons for a Livable Planet

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    Appendix: Research Methods

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    Acknowledgments

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    Notes

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    Bibliography

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    Index

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September 28, 2021
eBook ISBN:
9780300262919
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https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300262919
eBook ISBN: 9780300262919
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