US city turns tough times into ‘co-ops’

Hard-hit California city uses community economic model to battle double-digit unemployment.

California cooperatives spur economic growth

In Richmond, a city in the US state of California with 17 per cent unemployment, many jobless are turning to community co-operative ventures, or “co-ops”, to create new economic opportunities.

By pooling their talents and resources, residents in one of America’s most dangerous cities, are hoping to lure new businesses and opportunities.
 
Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from Richmond, California

Source: News Agencies

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