Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 11.954 (Spring 2005) 
• Course Title:
• Community-Owned Enterprise and Civic Participation 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Urban Studies and Planning 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. J. Phillip Thompson 
• Course Introduction:
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  11.954 Community-Owned Enterprise and Civic Participation
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2005

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features video taped lectures on creating a cooperative and a description of the assignments.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course will examine literature and practice regarding community-owned enterprise as an alternative means of increasing community participation and development. The use of cooperatives, credit unions, land trusts, and limited stock ownership enterprises for increasing community participation and empowerment will be examined.

  
  
  

  Special Features

  
  
  

  • Sample video lectures

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .rm.