Cooperatives: the best development partner when localization is the goal.
Cooperatives empower local people and institutions to own the planning, implementation, and evaluation of their own sustainable development. When localization is the goal, cooperatives should be a top choice as a development partner. This paper shows that cooperatives are a successful private sector business model, that can bring localization goals into clear focus. It is a resource for policy makers, government officials, private sector donors, and U.S.- based cooperatives.