I used coop as the short version of "cooperative" (Sorry just habit).
Cooperatives like Amul where all makers and producers own the business
altogther.Its is a very old system....as an alternative of salary
based corporations.
Thanks for your email.
Cigdem
Research Assistant
Department of Industrial Product Design
Istanbul Technical University
Taskisla, Istanbul 34437, Turkey
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Alinti Edan Weis <[log in to unmask]>
> Thank you to all those who have replied so far, your help is much
> appreciated!
>
> Prabhu Kandachar,
>
> Thank you for providing those references, perhaps I should consider regular
> business enterprises within a separate or wider category. I am also
> interested in learning more about the role of multinational companies such
> as PHILIPS in their philanthropy by design. I will endeavour to read your
> books.
>
> Cigdem,
>
> Thank you for your feedback, and the references you sent me, they
> are helpful.
>
> After reading your thoughts on poverty, it seems we do indeed share a
> similar ideological stance! I have certainly been influenced by Escobars
> writing on development and other critical essays in Sachs, W 1992, The
> Development dictionary : a guide to knowledge as power. Also, the topic of
> post-development also intriguing - Ziai, A 2007, Exploring post-development
> : theory and practice, problems and perspectives
>
> If you are looking to grasp the ideological stance expressed through my
> research proposal, you may be left searchingIn my thesis, I am interested
> in ideology insofar as it effects design thinking. The ideological,
> apolitical and de-political tendencies within DSW practiceparticularly
> within design thinkingare rarely discussed in this field of research. My
> approach to ideological matters in design practice (what I call normative
> design thinking), is to negotiate them through the act of design thinking
> itself, not to place exogenous discourse (economic development,
> technological innovation, etc..) as premises upon which we begin designing.
> For these reasons, I do not convey my ideological stance directly, as the
> focal point of my investigation. Of course implicitly, I do make some
> assertions regarding poverty, development, etc.. which Ill try to clarify.
>
> Regarding the first sentence of my proposal, This study investigates
> industrial design practice which aims to contribute to poverty alleviation
> and economic development in poor nations. Here I am making no attempt to
> define poverty in any way. Therefore, I take your question to mean- why I
> have chosen to associate poverty with the concept of nation rather than
> some other term, to describe the focus of poverty alleviation and economic
> development.
>
> For the very reason that within all nation-states (often countries) there is
> some level of poverty among marginalized populations (like those you
> mention- immigrants, slum populations) and others who live comparatively
> better liveswhether perceived in their own absolute terms or from a
> relative perspectivethere should also be recognition of nations, those
> who are marginalized and who do not identify themselves as state citizens or
> do not posses a territorial border such as indigenous people defined through
> culture, ethnicity or religion (the fourth world). Such nations are
> scattered throughout many countries.
>
> What then defines poor nations as poor? Perhaps the same criteria which is
> used to define individual people as poor; One normative view is for this to
> be self-defined, or constructed through desired capabilities which are
> achieved through certain functionings (Amartya Sen, capabilities approach).
> Communities of people and larger nations often share a common language,
> culture, religion, history etc... which go some way in defining their own
> level of poverty in multi-dimensional terms; deprivations, misfortunes,
> asceticism, etc.. So my use of poor nations avoids unwanted connotations
> of development/underdevelopment/developing but still collectively
> describes a people for which the aims of poverty alleviation and economic
> development can be generalized, though not only towards nation-states
> (developing countries) which precludes other nationalities.
>
> Indeed, I agree with Escobar and others who point to the Eurocentric notion
> and criteria for development (a separate complex discussion in
> itself)wherein the levels of depression, alienation, stress, insecurity,
> violence, suicide prevalent in developed countries are hardly reflected in
> those countries judged in need of development.
>
> Cigdem, Im not so clear on what you mean by a coop, but still a traditional
> corporate system.. but happy to hear more..
>
>
>
>
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Research Assistant
Department of Industrial Product Design
Istanbul Technical University
Taskisla, Istanbul 34437, Turkey
t. 0212 2931310 x 2824
f. 0212 2514895
w. www.tasarim.itu.edu.tr
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