WP 15 | 11 Capital formation in new cooperatives in China: policy and practice

This paper aims to fill one knowledge gap on understanding the issue of capital formation in new co-operatives in developing countries. By doing so, it presents the main findings of capital formation and investment in a small sample of horticulture shareholding co-operatives in rural China, because shareholding co-operatives, as one best example of new multi-stakeholder co-operatives in China, have become a vehicle to mobilize additional resources. Read More

Cooperative membership as a signal of trust and trustworthiness in a low income economic environment: a randomized experiment in the Philippines

The aim of this report is to explore the effect of cooperative membership on members' trust and reliability, as well as their contributions and beliefs within an investment game scenario, using data from a randomized experiment conducted with sugar farmers in the Philippines. Read More

WP 06 | 10 Defining the nonprofit sectors in Japan and England & Wales: A comparative assessment of common versus civil law

This paper provides a comparative assessment of the legal frameworks for non-profit organisations (NPOs) in England and Japan, offering fresh insights into the differences in legislative support for NPO development in both countries. Read More