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Donor assistance should be given on a movement-to-movement basis. Agreements should not be signed with the Government in a recipient country on behalf of the co-operative movement and funds should not be channelled through Government accounts. A government which is not willing to accept a movement-to-movement relationship is not likely to provide co-operatives with the autonomy which is a prerequisite for successful adjustment. (DSE)

In many situations suppliers and customers are looking for ways to
improve the co‐ordination of goods flow in both quantitative and
qualitative ways. This is often called co‐makership. This article
describes a case study of two companies setting up a co‐makership
relationship. The relationship is evaluated on criteria like possible
improvements, organisational impact and risk of the (increasing) (inter)
dependence between the two companies. Both the benefits and the
organisational impact of the relationship can be large. The risks of
co‐makership are not easy to evaluate.

Australia's response to problems of unemployment, low productivity, industrial peace and individual and societal wellbeing, currently emphasises macro economic policy and the Accord. However, a small minority continue to call for the democratisation of business enterprises. The worker co‐operative is one such mechanism. Following the location of several small groups attempting to work co‐operatively and a survey of the attitudes of critical sectors of the community, this sympathetic and we hope, realistic analysis was undertaken of the potential of worker co‐ operatives in Queensland. Major issues of concern were economic viability, ideology, attitudes of unions and the involvement of the 'disadvantaged'. We argue that worker co‐operatives can be viable; can tap a broad central band of the political spectrum; can co‐operate with unions; and can play a role in meeting the needs of disadvantaged groups, given a supportive environment While there are strong moral arguments for supporting such alternative approaches to economic organisation, the environment in Queensland is not sympathetic and the task is immense. Those wishing to take up this challenge should focus on education, research, lobbying, dialogue and enterprise development strategies and on the movement phase of co‐operative development.