African cooperatives and the financial crisis

Emma Allen; Sam Maghimbi

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African cooperatives and the financial crisis

Emma Allen and Sam Maghimbi

CoopAFRICA working paper, no. 3, ILO

2009

Abstract

cooperative

credit cooperative

cooperative development

economic recession

financial market

Africa south of Sahara

Considers how institutions from the social economy, particularly cooperatives and cooperative financial institutions throughout the world and in Sub-Saharan Africa, are managing the current crisis and how they may be contributing to impact mitigation.

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Title: African cooperatives and the financial crisis
Creators: Emma Allen
Sam Maghimbi
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Office for Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.
International Labour Organization. Enterprises Department. Cooperative Branch.
International Labour Organization. Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department.
International Labour Organization. Sectoral Policies Department.
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2009
Series: CoopAFRICA working paper; no. 3
Number of pages: vi, 30 p.
ISBN: 9789221227441
Language: English
Asset Type: working paper
Record Identifier: 995219097102676
Table of contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of the crisis -- 3. Cooperatives in Africa -- 4. Conclusions and recommendations -- List of references.