Includes bibliographical references and index. Pagdanganan, R. M. (2002). An urgent call for cooperative revolution!. [S.l.] : [s.n.].

Part I: Introduction -- Definitions and concepts -- Academic definitions -- As defined under the Philippine cooperative code -- Cooperative federations and unions -- Global definitions and concepts -- The Philippine socio-economic situation -- Global statistics -- Philippine statistics -- Anti-poverty measures undertaken by past administrations -- The Philippine socio-economic structure -- The four pillars of progress -- Good governance -- Genuine local autonomy -- Quality education accessible to all -- Cooperative and SME development -- Three-pronged approach against poverty -- Big business development -- Direct intervention for the marginalized including micro-financing -- Development of cooperatives and SMEs -- Part II: Historical development of cooperatives -- Historical precedents -- Pre-cursors in Babylon, China, Egypt, Greece and Rome -- Confraternities and concepts: dark ages to the medieval period -- Cooperative sparks in other regions -- Frankish Era: farm associations, pilgrim groups and trade guilds -- Agricultural associations, self-help societies, and trade corporations -- Perspectives in world cooperative development -- United Kingdom -- Germany -- South Korea -- Japan -- States of America -- Canada -- Spain -- Denmark -- Netherlands -- Singapore -- Belgium --Malaysia -- Brazil -- Indonesia -- Egypt -- Portugal -- Poland -- The Czech Republic-A comparative view: cooperatives in developed and developing countries -- Learnings from global experiences in cooperative development -- Part III: Development of cooperatives in the Philippines -- Beginnings of Philippine cooperatives -- La Liga Filipina: forerunner of Philippine cooperative movement -- Emilio Jacinto's trading cooperative -- Four waves of Philippine cooperative development -- First wave: cooperative development in the American period: 1898-1946 -- Second wave: cooperative development in the 1950s -- Third wave: cooperative development during martial law period -- Fourth wave: cooperative development from 1986 to the present -- Recapitulation: four waves of cooperative development -- Current structure of the cooperative sector: the federation and unions -- The federation and union system -- The Philippine cooperative center -- Cooperative union of the Philippines -- National confederation of cooperatives (NATCCO) -- Gallery of Philippine cooperative: geographical representation -- Community-based credit, service and multi-purpose cooperatives -- Institution-based cooperatives -- Agricultural cooperatives -- School and university-based cooperatives -- Cooperative banks -- The national cooperative movement -- Philippine electric cooperatives -- Beginnings of rural electrification -- Cooperative code on electric cooperatives -- Philippine rural electric cooperative -- The local government code of 1991 and cooperative development -- PCC-UNDP-CDA project on cooperative and local governance -- Cooperative-LGU joint projects -- VAL-KOOP of Valenzuela City -- Cooperative development in Bulacan -- Milestones in the development of cooperatives in the Philippines -- Analysis and recommendations -- Recapitulation -- Key success factors of cooperatives in progressive countries -- Lessons and insights from past experiences in Philippines cooperative development -- Observations and recommendations