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Learning to Co-operate: Youth Engagement with the Co-operative Revival in Africa

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  • Sally Hartley

    (The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.)

  • Hazel Johnson

    (The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.)

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Les coopératives offrent une alternative pour l’amélioration des moyens de subsistance des individus. Cependant, leur bilan reste mitigé et ce surtout en Afrique. Initialement contrôlées par l’État, de nombreuses coopératives n’ont pas survécu à l’avènement des politiques d’ajustement structurel. Pourtant, leur renouveau s’observe aujourd’hui. En parallèle, certains pays ont adopté des politiques pour promouvoir la participation des jeunes dans les coopératives. Est-ce que les coopératives, en tant qu’entreprises à vocation sociale, peuvent se débarrasser de leur histoire et fournir une opportunité pour ces jeunes? Cet article examine la question en combinant des données de terrain approfondies sur des coopératives de jeunes en Ouganda et au Lesotho, avec les théories de ‘situated learning’ (l’acquisition des savoir situés) et du développement humain. Il constate que les coopératives actuelles et leurs réseaux sociaux fournissent un ‘espace d’apprentissage élargi’ pour les jeunes, bien que des différences prennent forme en fonction de leur genre et niveau d’éducation, mais aussi, en fonction du type de coopérative. L’article offre une contribution originale sur le potentiel des coopératives comme voie alternative pour le futur des jeunes et alimente le débat sur le rôle des coopératives dans le développement.

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  • Sally Hartley & Hazel Johnson, 2014. "Learning to Co-operate: Youth Engagement with the Co-operative Revival in Africa," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 26(1), pages 55-70, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:26:y:2014:i:1:p:55-70
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    1. Johannes Wessels & Etienne Nel, 2016. "A new co-operative revolution in South Africa? Reflections on the outcomes of state support in the Free State Province," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 31(1-2), pages 187-203, February.

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