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Zusatztext The volume's broad coverage of both historical and contemporary cases showcases the ways in which Black people in the African Diaspora have imagined and sought to model various alternatives to the developmental thought and programs that racial capitalism underwrites. The data and narratives of Black social economy presented here are extraordinary. The resurgent interests on Robinson's work makes this volume a logical read and welcome addition. Informationen zum Autor Caroline Shenaz Hossein holds a Canada Research Chair in Africana Development and Feminist Political Economy and is Associate Professor of Global Development and Political Science at the University of Toronto and founder of the Diverse Solidarity Economies (DiSE) Collective. She serves on the board of International Association of Feminist Economics, Guelph Institute of Development Studies, and editorial boards of the U.N. Task Force for the Social and Solidarity Economy and Kerala's Journal of Politics and Society. Follow her Twitter @carolinehosseinSharon D. Wright Austin is Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on African-American women's political behavior, African-American mayoral elections, rural African-American political activism, and African-American political behavior.Kevin Edmonds is an Assistant Professor in Caribbean Studies (teaching stream) at the University of Toronto. His work focuses on Caribbean political economy, histories of alternative/illicit development, and foreign intervention. His dissertation, Legalize it? A Comparative Study of Cannabis Economies in St. Vincent and St. Lucia, examines the historical origins as well as the cultural, political, and economic significance of the ganja (cannabis) industries of the Eastern Caribbean islands of St. Vincent and St. Lucia. Klappentext Knowledge-making in the field of alternative economies has limited the inclusion of Black and racialized people's experience. This book aims to close that gap in development through a detailed analysis of cases in about a dozen countries where Black people live and turn to co-operatives to manage systemic exclusion. Zusammenfassung Knowledge-making in the field of alternative economies has limited the inclusion of Black and racialized people's experience. This book aims to close that gap in development through a detailed analysis of cases in about a dozen countries where Black people live and turn to co-operatives to manage systemic exclusion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Preface Introduction: Taking Note of Informality in an Era of Racial Capitalism I. The Black Americas: Varied Forms of Co-operativism in Canada and the U.S. 1: Caroline Shenaz Hossein: Black Canadian Co-operators and Countering Anti-Black Racism 2: Salewa Olawoye-Mann: Beyond Coping: The Use of Ajo Culture among Nigerian Immigrants to Counter Racial Capitalism in North America 3: Tatiana Benjamin and Sharon D. Wright Austin: The Black Social Economy: Black American Women Using Susu and Co-operatives as Resistance 4: Patricia Campos Medina, Erika Nava, and Sol Aramendi: Tandas and Co-operativas: Understanding the Social Economy of Indigenous Mexican Immigrants Settled in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and Staten Island, New York 5: Adotey Bing-Pappoe and Amina Mama: Routes out of Racial Capitalism: Black Co-operatives in the U.S. II. Reflections: On Co-operation in the African Diaspora 6: Kevin Edmonds: Maroons, Rastas and Ganja Co-operatives: The Building of a Black Social Economy in the Eastern Caribbean 7: Silvane Silva: Fighting to Preserve Black Life and Land Rights: A Study of Quilombolas in the State of Säo Paulo, Brazil 8: Ebun Joseph and Kesiena Mercy Ebenade: Black Irish Women and Esusu: The Case of Self-help among Nigerian Women in Dublin, Ireland 9: Caroline Shenaz Hossein: Caribbean Banker Ladies Remaking Equitable Economies: An Empirical Study on...
