CLARITY

The Cooperative Law and Regulation Initiative, CLARITY, was created by the members of the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council, with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development. CLARITY grew from the shared experiences and convictions of OCDC's members that outmoded legal systems were barriers to cooperative development in many parts of the world... CLARITY's main goal is to help national cooperative movements in developing countries create a legal and regulatory environment that enables cooperative businesses to flourish... The U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council (OCDC) has been a strong supporter of the Cooperative Law and Regulation Initiative (CLARITY) since its inception in 2005 by its member international cooperative development organizations. To adapt to changing times and challenges, the OCDC's International Cooperative Research Group partnered with NCBA CLUSA to review CLARITY's components and processes. This resulted in the creation of the..

Also known as: US Overseas Cooperative Development Council

Primary location: Washington United States