Current Cooperatives News Today
Madison cooperatives offer an alternative to a system of haves and have-nots
Protesters flood the street, chants and song punctuated by drumming and the low, steady honk of a tuba. Sign after sign decries the attack against nurses, teachers and sanitation workers; others demand a living wage in bold letters. A man stands before a podium addressing the masses, crying, "Those who need the increases least get most, and those that need them most get least!" The crowd erupts ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:14:52 -0800
COOPERATIVES URGED TO CULTIVATE IDLE LAND IN SABAH
SANDAKAN, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Cooperatives in the state must work with thestate and federal government to develop or cultivate idle land in Sabah, ChiefMinister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said.He said cooperatives can form joint ventures with state and federal agenciesto develop such land together through agriculture ventures for the benefit oftheir members.Musa said such ventures would become a win ...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:36:06 -0800
Cooperatives urged to cultivate idle land
SANDAKAN: Cooperatives in the state must work with the state and federal government to develop or cultivate idle [...]
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:31:56 -0800
DISHONESTY CAUSE OF COOPERATIVES' FAILURE - DR MAHATHIR
ALOR SETAR, Jan 26 (Bernama) -- Dishonesty involving the management ormembers of cooperatives is the main cause of the cooperatives' financialfailure, says former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad."I understand that there are more than 8,000 cooperatives in this countrybut only 20 per cent are able to manage their business properly."If there are unsuccessful cooperatives and when ...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:06:19 -0800
Cooperatives: an economic giant, a political mouse?
“An economic giant, but a political mouse.” That’s how the cooperative movement has sometimes been described. How can it become a real sphere of influence in economic and political arenas? This is one of the questions the 2012 Summit participants will address.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:20:05 -0800
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