THE EMERGING COOPERATIVE ECONOMY by E.G. Nadeau (Senegal)
The primary theme of The Emerging Cooperative Economy is that the world today is characterized by concentrated economic and political power, extreme inequality in access to basic goods and services, and environmental devastation. However, we are not stuck with such a dysfunctional economy forever. During the coming decades, we can transition to an international economy based on increasing political and economic democracy, meeting human needs, and sustaining the environment. This book presents a possible path for moving toward a more cooperative society and economy by 2050.
Emile G. Nadeau (Senegal 1970-72)
Released in July, The Emerging Cooperative Economy describes the co-operative economy as “an economy that puts the wellbeing of the many ahead of the wealth and power of a few”, meeting human needs and protecting the planet.
The first section looks at the world’s economic history, from the early stages of agriculture, to the rise and fall of empires, arguing that this has led to “an increasingly integrated, but dysfunctional, world economy.”
The second section includes chapters on the current world of mixed economies and their potential for change. It also includes four chapters on increasing political and economic democracy, reducing inequality, and creating a more sustainable environment. The final two chapters present four scenarios for the world economy in 2050, and a strategy for transitioning to a more co-operative world economy by mid-century.
Nadeau has been researching, promoting, writing, and teaching about co-operatives and co-operation for more than 50 years. A magna cum laude alumnus of Harvard, he has a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He started his involvement in co-ops as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal in 1970.
He has done consulting work on over 50 co-op projects in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. He has written or co-written five other books and numerous articles on co-operatives and societal co-operation. Nadea also taught more than 25 courses with co-operative themes, including as a faculty member at the International Centre for Co-operative Management at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from 2004 to 2013.
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Emile Nadeau (Senegal 1970-72) an author, researcher, teacher, and advocate for social and environmental change who has a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His involvement with cooperatives began in 1970 when he volunteered for the Peace Corps in Senegal, where he became involved in co-op development. In 1985, he founded Cooperative Development Services, a co-op development organization that continues to help communities create just economies. For over 45 years, Nadeau has written, taught, and researched cooperatives, community development, and societal trends. He is also the co-director of The Cooperative Society
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