Political relations, cooperation between socio-political organizations, cooperation in the fields of education, science and culture, other forms of cooperation.
Political relations, cooperation of socio-political organizations, economic relations (visible Trade, services of yugoslav shipping companies, industrial and investment cooperation, financial and banking cooperation), cooperation in the fields
Buiding co-ops, constructing cooperation : spatial strategies and development politics in a Mexican village
Coopérative ; Coopérative agricole ; Développement rural ; Mexique ; Oaxaca ; Organisation ; Production ; Protection de l'environnement ; Stratégie territoriale ; Village
Agricultural cooperative ; Cooperative ; Environmental conservation ; Mexico ; Oaxaca ; Organization ; Production ; Rural development ; Territorial strategy ; Village
and political economy of cooperation is analyzed. The A. calls for a greater attention to co-op member development visions and spatial strategies, and to the contribution that geographic and ethnographic research may make to the analysis of co-op formation
The efforts of an Oaxacan rural producer cooperative to construct a co-op building appear to exceed the structure's potential contribution to commodity production. This investment into co-op infrastructure is explicable when the cultural
Activism ; Cooperative ; Ethnic minority ; Guanajuato ; Housing ; Local market ; Mexico ; Oaxaca ; Organic farming ; Rural community ; Rural economy ; Social geography ; Sustainable development ; alternative economies ; community ; cooperatives
. Unlike studies of cooperatives that focus mainly on economic efficiency and productivity, we argue that this socio-political dimension of the cooperative projects is crucial for understanding their potential as sustainable livelihoods. This exploratory
research examines the experiences of two rural Mexican communities in Guanajuato and Oaxaca, which formed cooperatives as alternative livelihood strategies. Our results show that each community used similar grassroots political culture to develop
Les AA. analysent les expériences des coopératives des deux communautés rurales mexicaines vivant dans les Etats de Guanajuato et d’Oaxaca comme stratégies de subsistance. Ils expliquent que la première propose la vente de tomates biologiques au
niveau local pour ne pas dépendre des marchés extérieurs et que la seconde propose une coopérative de logement offrant un mode de vie durable. Ils concluent que les projets visant à l’amélioration des modes de vie des communautés rurales sont menacés par
les effets des politiques commerciales néolibérales.#The sustainable livelihoods perspective and cooperative movement are rooted in frameworks that value social justice in the form of participatory democracy, distributional equity, and solidarity
Political relations| coopération of socio-political organizations| economic relations (table of visible trade between Yugoslavia and Zambia since 1970 to 1983, table of structure of visible trade)| scientific, technical, cultural and educational
Indigenous Peasant ‘Otherness’: Rural Identities and Political Processes in Bolivia
Bolivia ; Ethnic minority ; Ethnicity ; Ideology ; Peasantry ; Political geography ; Political party ; Social geography ; Trade unionism ; articulation ; collective identities ; indigenous ; peasant ; rural movements
, their relationship is marked by both cooperation and fragmentation. It demonstrates the high degree of interdependence and fluidity of ethnic and class identities, as well as their interconnections with the broader socio-political context and the national legal
Since Morales's election, rural movements have become the new protagonists of Bolivian politics. Previous analyses have emphasised their active role in shaping national politics, often focusing on those organisations as a compact block. However
Politic relations, economic relations (commodity exchange, higher forms of economic cooperation, financial cooperation, transport) cooperation in the fields of education, culture, science and technology.
Les AA. étudient les conditions socio-économiques et les possibilités juridiques de la restructuration des coopératives agricoles ; les transferts de propriété et le changement de l'emploi : répartition des ressources foncières, réorganisation des
composants matériels du patrimoine coopératif, appartenance à la coopérative et rationalisation de l'emploi, changements dans la structure de production, coopération avec le milieu rural ; les transformations actuelles et le modèle à terme ; les itinéraires
de transformation. Les coopératives agricoles de Borowiec et de Sliwniki sont prises comme exemple.
Implications of hydro-political dependency for international water cooperation and conflict : insights from new data
Conflict ; Cooperation ; Data ; Geopolitics ; Political geography ; Spatial analysis ; Water resources ; Watershed
The AA examine the implications of hydro-political dependency for international water cooperation and conflict through insights from new data. To do so, they develop a new geo-spatial dataset for water catchments worldwide. They discuss
–downstream dependencies turn out to have a very small to insignificant effect on international water cooperation or conflict.
Socio-cultural analysis of small-scale fishermen's cooperatives in Maritime Anthropology.
Atlantique ; Açores ; California ; Chesapeake ; Comportement ; Coopérative ; Costa Rica ; Etats-Unis ; Géographie humaine ; Mexique ; New England ; New York ; New York Bight ; Pérou ; Pêche ; Sinaloa
Les petites coopératives de pêcheurs, avec analyses de cas en Californie, Açores, Nouvelle-Angleterre, Costa Rica, New York (Gull Haven), Mexique, Pérou, baie du Chesapeake: attitudes, comportements, problèmes de fonctionnement. (RB).
Administration locale ; Conflit ; Coopérative ; Géographie de l'Europe ; Idéologie ; Mouvement coopératif ; Mouvement de libération de la Femme ; Royaume-Uni ; Société urbaine ; Statut de la Femme ; Structure sociale ; Travail domestique
L'article tente d'examiner le rapport socio-culturel/politique entre l'Etat et l'idéologie dominante et les nouvelles initiatives en Grande-Bretagne en matière de coopération ouvrière, notamment en ce qui concerne les femmes en milieu urbain. Il
. Il essaie, particulièrement en ce qui concerne les femmes, de définir la façon dont la pratique coopérative met en question le fondement du rôle social attribué à la femme, et les changements qui doivent suivre si les femmes sont appelées à jouir de
Selected problems on Polish-Russian cross-border cooperation based on the example of the Vistula Lagoon
Economic cooperation ; Lagoon ; Poland ; Regional economy ; Russia ; Trans-border area ; Wisła
This paper presents selected problems on Polish-Russian cross-border cooperation based on the example of Vistula Lagoon (historical, political and economical background, environmental factors, relationships after May 1st 2004, when the boundary has
Climate ; Climatic change ; Economic cost ; Emission rights ; Environment ; Environmental degradation ; International organization ; Market failure ; Political economy ; United Nations
for geopolitical, environmental and political-economic dynamics are important for geographers to consider given the discipline’s interest in the technical details of financial fixes for ecological problems in hotly contested socio-political settings. - (AJC)
The United Nations climate negotiations, especially the annual Conference of the Parties (COPs) have failed in their objectives. The 2011 Durban meeting (COP17) illustrated the problems and conflicting interests involved. The lessons
The reorganization of rice-producing cooperatives in the Saga Plain, Kyûshû.
Agriculture collective ; Agriculture de groupe ; Coopérative ; Céréale ; Géographie de l'Asie ; Japon ; Kyushu ; Riz ; Riziculture ; Saga, plaine
Dans la région de Saga se développe depuis 1970 la riziculture de groupe, sous l'égide des coopératives. Le gain de temps permet le développement des activités non agricoles. Les groupes peuvent également se charger des cultures d'hiver, jusque-là
abandonnées par les alternants. Mais l'individualisme est tenace et les plus gros exploitants, en particulier, ne participent pas. Les clivages socio-économiques sont donc accentués. (AB).
L'évolution des structures commerciales des fruits et légumes| apports et carences de l'expérience coopérative algérienne. Le cas de la COFEL d'Oran
Algérie ; Commerce ; Coopérative ; Coopérative de distribution ; Fruit ; Ghum ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Légume ; Oran ; Produit agricole
La délicate tentative d'étatisation de la distribution des fruits et légumes en Algérie. Les structures coopératives hiérarchisées: types, fonctionnement, gestion, rôle... Cas de la coopérative de la wilaya d'Oran, approvisionnée par des apports
d'origine régionale. Depuis 1978, les intermédiaires privés s'imposent sur le marché alors que les organismes coopératifs continuent de vivre dans les contradictions liées à l'environnement socio-économique. (ABE).
The international conditions of the Ukrainian-Polish cross-border cooperation
International relations ; Poland ; Political geography ; Regional development ; Regional economy ; Trans-border area ; Trans-border cooperation ; Ukraine
and local levels. The current state of the Ukrainian-Polish cross-border cooperation shows that both in Poland and Ukraine there is a need for assuming the complex political, economical, technical, organizational and ecological measures, which have
After EU enlargement and its approaching to the Ukrainian borders, the development of cross-border cooperation with neighbor countries–members of EU has become extremely important. The integration processes shift from national to the regional
Frontier region ; Inter-community cooperation ; Labour market ; National minority ; Poland ; Region ; Ukraine
of the population are falling below the poverty level. In spite of all problems people have been working towards reconciliation and cooperation on the political and cultural level. The minorities on both sides are seen more as an important bridge in the neighbourly
On the both sides of the border differences in socio-economic development, in prosperity and wages are on the increase. Slow economic stabilisation on the polish side are confrontated with the fact, that in the oblast of Lwiw large sections
Quelques éléments sur le développement socio-économique de l'agriculture socialiste et des campagnes roumaines à partir de l'étude de deux problèmes. L'organisation du travail dans les coopératives agricoles de production| la politique de
Croatia ; Frontier ; Impact ; National minority ; Political geography ; Slovenia ; Trans-border cooperation
The paper discusses the impact of the international border established in 1991 on cross-border cooperation. It focusses on the impact of the Agreement between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Croatia on Border Traffic and Cooperation
in the intensity of cross-border cooperation and the related local development. Finally, the paper attempts to indicate the future development of the area in the context of cross-border cooperation along the EU's external border. - (IKR)