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coop the millennium development goals
This book has been commissioned to highlight the significant contributions that the cooperative model of enterprise can make to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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Differences Between Cooperatives and Other Enterprises
When you start a business, one of the first things to do is decide how the company will be legally structured. A business’ structure determines who is liable for the company’s debt and its actions. One of the simplest business structures is a sole proprietorship, which is usually a company run by a single person or by a married couple. Sole proprietors have full liability for their company’s debts, meaning that a person could lose their personal assets if the company has difficulty.
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Limited Cooperative Association Statutes: An Update
Since 2001, new cooperative laws have been adopted in five states -- Wyoming, Tennessee, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin -- and introduced in the Nebraska state legislature. These laws do not replace existing cooperative statutes. They provide for the establishment of a new type of business entity, the limited cooperative association (LCA), which has characteristics of both the traditional cooperative and the limited liability company (LLC). Because the LCA can be structured in ways that contradict fundamental principles under which cooperatives traditionally have operated, there is concern that these new laws will subvert or dilute the cooperative business model
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An Evaluation of Limited equity Housing Cooperatives
Limited equity cooperatives (LECs) are evaluated within the following framework: 1) the effect of resident participation on operating costs, 2) the disutility of time and effort that members devote to co-op activities, 3) the intangible benefits of co-op living, 4) the degree of subsidization, and 5) the financial viability of LECs. As a result of information gathered from interviews of field practitioners and academic experts, the authors’ personal experiences, and a review of the literature, LECs are seen as an effective way of providing home-ownership opportunities for low-income families the United States.
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An Evaluation of Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives In the United States
Limited equity cooperatives (LECs) are evaluated within the following framework: 1) the effect of resident participation on operating costs, 2) the disutility of time and effort that members devote to co-op activities, 3) the intangible benefits of co-op living, 4) the degree of subsidization, and 5) the financial viability of LECs. As a result of information gathered from interviews of field practitioners and academic experts, the authors' personal experiences, and a review of the literature, LECs are seen as an effective way of providing home-ownership opportunities for low-income families the United States.