Special software is required to use some of the files in this section: .rm.
As part of this course, students are required to attend four skill-building workshops conducted at MIT in conjunction with Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) CEO Lynn Benander on Coop organization, financing, and management. The lecture notes from these workshops are provided in the table below.
These files are also available for download from iTunes® and YouTube™.
Lecture notes files
| week # |
Topics |
lecture notes |
| 1 |
Tensions between Capitalism and Democracy |
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| 2 |
Tensions between Capitalism and Environmental Sustainability |
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| 3 |
Combining Political and Economic Development |
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| 4 |
Cooperative Models |
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| 5 |
Community-Owned Real Estate (Trusts and Housing Coops)
Presentation by Will Bradshaw on Market Creek |
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| 6 |
Banking and Financing
Presentations by Lynn Benander and Shakoor Anjawani |
CDI workshop 1
(RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
CDI workshop 2
(RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K) |
| 7 |
Union Pension Investing |
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| 8 |
Privatization and Gainsharing
Presentations by Lynn Benander and Shakoor Anjawani |
CDI workshop 3
(RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K)
CDI workshop 4
(RM - 56K)
(RM - 80K)
(RM - 220K) |
| 9 |
Organizing Remittances |
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| 10 |
Work Session |
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| 11 |
Work Session (cont.) |
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| 12 |
Work Session (cont.) |
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| 13 |
Work Session (cont.) |
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| 14 |
Work Session (cont.) |
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| 15 |
Project Discussion |
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