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#cooperatives
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Is farming labour or work? Trying to understand Arendt’s distinction
My son is at university in Accra and sends me readings from his course. This month it was a chapter about Hannah Arendt, who says English uses "work" for three different things: labour, work and action. I farm eleven acres of cocoa…
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The buyer at the gate offers more than the cooperative: does a promise bind when breaking it pays?
I sell my cocoa through a farmers' cooperative. At the start of the season every member promises to bring their beans to the cooperative, which in return gives us credit for fertiliser, a fair weight on the scale, and a share of…
Started by Akosua Mensah6 replies250 views