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    This document has been made available in electronic format

         by the International Co-operative Alliance ICA

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                         December, 1996

          (Source: Review of International Co-operation

                    Vol.89, No.4/1996, pp.63)



          Guia de Reconversion Productiva Para Empresas

                 Cooperativas de Produccion

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     ROAM, Developpement International Desjardins, 1996, 233 pp.


The present manual aims at offering the co-operatives of the

region a guide how to manage the process of conversion. The first

part is centred around theoretical concepts and methods to be

used for successful conversion, the second presents a series of

technical files analysing: preliminary conditions, internal

organisation, logistics, human resources, negotiations,

competition, profile of the sector.