Tom Webb is an adjunct professor at the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University.
"Many voices are calling for wide-ranging changes to our economic,
social and political systems. They are driven by concerns about
rising inequality, the destruction of nature, and the undermining
of democracy resulting from increasing global corporate power. Tom
Webb's important contribution 'From Corporate Globalization to
Global Co-operation' stands out from the crowd because of his
impassioned, informed and inspiring advocacy of the co-operative
business model as an essential feature of any successful
alternative to the current system of ailing capitalism and its
dependence on endless economic growth."--Peter A. Victor, Author of
Managing Without Growth
A book not to miss. Provocative, radical, incisive Tom Webb never
fails to nail the issues.--Dame Pauline Green, Past President of
the International Co-operative Alliance, former CEO Co-operatives
UK, and former Member of the European Parliament.
At his best as a story teller, Tom Webb delivers a collection of
reflections about humanity in disconnect with its economic life.
His unwavering trust in people and co-operation come through in
every chapter, as does the sorrow in witnessing our civilization
melt away at our collective fingertips. A mix between observation
and hope, the book is a legacy of a true visionary co-operator who,
by stating the obvious, always points out to everything we, humans,
take for granted."--Sonja Novkovic, Saint Mary's University,
The journey this book offers asks the reader to pack two items: A
belief that we can build a healthier and more equitable world, and
a willingness to be of open mind and heart to drive the innovation
and creativity that diverse thinking creates.--Kathy Bardswick,
President and CEO of the Co-operators, Top 25 Canadian Women of
Influence 2014, Member of the Board of the International
Co-operative Alliance and past Chair of the International
Co-operative and Mutual Insurance Federation
The market system that triumphs over most of the Earth today is a
clear danger to the health of many life forms, including human
societies. In describing his lifelong commitment to cooperatives as
an alternative approach to production, Tom Webb offers hope for
movement toward a realistic alternative economic/social system.
This books offers practical, experience-based information on how to
understand the cooperative movement, and how to help it expand its
influence."--Dr. Neva R. Goodwin, Co-Director, Global Development
and Environment Institute, Tufts University, USA
This is a book that not only experts, but concerned citizens should
read. With outstanding clarity the author shows the enormous degree
to which conventional economics is alien to the real world. If
economics were a science, economists would behave like scientists.
That is; if a theory proves to be wrong, the scientist immediately
starts searching for an alternative. This is exactly what
conventional economists never do. No matter how disastrous an
economic situation may be, the answer is always "more of the same".
Thatcher´s TINA (There is no alternative) is the most dramatic case
that has done so much damage to the world. But an additional value
of the book is the true alternatives for a New Economy that the
author brilliantly offers. After reading the book, one feels that,
after all, a better world is possible.--Manfred Max-Neef, Professor
of Ecological Economics, Universidad Austral de Chile
This will be a very useful book for those who want to know about
cooperation but also for those inside cooperation who wonder how to
fix up the problems that cooperatives sometimes face. We
particularly agree on the book's premise, that cooperation is based
on an anthropological assumption that is opposite to that of the
mainstream, namely the "innate goodness of people" who practice the
"golden rule" of reciprocity. Those people must have appropriate
institutions to express that golden rule and not be constrained
into egoistic structures.--Dr. Stefano Zamagni and Dr. Vera Negri,
University of Bologna, Professor Zamagni was a member of the
Executive Committee of International Economy Association
(1989-1999) and Steering Committee of Pontifical Academy of Social
Sciences.
Tom Webb is a passionate visionary and he is surely right in the
core claim of this important book, that the world needs
co-operation now more than ever.--Edward Mayo, Secretary General of
Co-operatives UK and former Chief Executive of the British National
Consumer Council (NCC) and CEO of the NCC's successor, Consumer
Focus
We all know something is fundamentally wrong in our world, wrong in
a way that requires a deep transformation in our thinking and
behaviour. Tom Webb offers a path to another future, one based on
co-operation and respect for the whole of creation. A lovely
book.--Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of
Canadians and winner of the 2005 Right Livelihood Award
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