Beyond racial capitalism : co-operatives in the African diaspora /
"Knowledge-making in the field of of alternative economies has limited the inclusion of Black and racialized people's experience. In Beyond Racial Capitalism: Co-operatives in the African Diaspora, the goal is to close that gap in development through a detailed analysis of cases in about a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Knowledge-making in the field of of alternative economies has limited the inclusion of Black and racialized people's experience. In Beyond Racial Capitalism: Co-operatives in the African Diaspora, the goal is to close that gap in development through a detailed analysis of cases in about a dozen countries where Black people live, and who turn to cooperatives to manage systemic exclusion. Most cases focus on how people use group methodology for social finance. But financing is not the sole objective for many of the Black people who engage in collective business forms; it is about the collective and the making of a Black social economy. Systemic racism and anti-Black exclusion create an environment where pooling resources, in kind and money, becomes a way to cope and to resist an oppressive system. This book examines cooperatives in the context of racial capitalism--a concept of political scientist Cedric J. Robinson's that has meaning for the African diaspora who must navigate, often secretly and in groups, the landmines in business and society. Understanding business exclusion in the various cases enables appreciation of the civic contributions carried out by excluded racial minorities. These social innovations by Black people living outside of Africa who build cooperative economies go largely unnoticed. If they are noted, they are demoted to an "informal" activity and rationalized as having limited potential to bring about social change. The sheer determination of Black diaspora people to organize and build cooperatives that are explicitly anti-racist and rooted in mutual aid and the collective is an important lesson in making business ethical and inclusive"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 238 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191964275 0191964271 9780192694508 0192694502 |