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Featured: Curricula

Babson-Equal Exchange Curriculum on Cooperatives (Babson)
Community-Owned Enterprise and Civic Participation (MIT)
Cooperatives and Community Development Education for Ownership (Berkeley)
Democratic Wealth Generation (MIT)
Win Win Solutions: An Introduction to Fair Trade and Cooperative Economics (Equal Exchange)

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Featured: Histories

Cooperative Cooperages of Minneapolis 1874-1931
Federation for Economic Democracy 1975-1977
O&O Supermarkets 1982-1996
The New School for Democratic Management 1977-1981
Workers' Owned Sewing Company 1979-2000