“As Minister of Foreign Affairs, I will work on deepening Haiti's links with its traditional partners from the north and the south, while exploring all the opportunities for economic, cultural, scientific and technological cooperation that may benefit my country.” MayCountryOpportunityEconomicBenefitsSouthAffairPartnersTraditionalMinistersLinksCooperationExploringTechnologicalHaitiForeign Affairs Author:Laurent Lamothe
“The Soviet Union, true to the Leninist principles of respect for the rights and national independence of all peoples great or small, has always been and is guided in its relations with other countries by the principles of mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, non-aggression, non-intervention in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefits, peaceful coexistence and economic cooperation.” CountryPrinciplesRightsEconomicIntegrityBenefitsRelationIndependenceUnionsAffairPeacefulInternalsMutualCooperationSovietAggressionOther CountriesSovereigntySoviet UnionInterventionCoexistenceMutual RespectTerritorialPeaceful CoexistenceInternal AffairsMutual BenefitEconomic Cooperation Author:Kliment Voroshilov
“Competing against each other leaves little space for reciprocity and the growth of social capital. Running against another in a race may benefit our speed, but jointly organising the sports day produces cooperation and trust. There are many situations where cooperation and reciprocity are more effective than competition. Civic virtues come from building on what we have in common rather than by using our differences to create in-groups, outgroups and fear driven competition” MayLittlesRunningSocialSportsGrowthDifferencesSpaceCommonRaceSituationVirtueGroupsProduceBuildingBenefitsCompetitionSpeedDrivenCooperationCompetingCivicsReciprocitySocial CapitalCivic Virtue Author:Eva Cox
“We also exchange oil for software technology. Uruguay is one of the biggest producers of software. We are breaking with the neoliberal model. We do not believe in free trade. We believe in fair trade and exchange, not competition but cooperation. I'm not giving away oil for free. Just using oil, first to benefit our people, to relieve poverty.” PeopleGivingFirstsBelievePovertyTechnologyBenefitsModelsFairsTradeCompetitionOilProducersCooperationSoftwareFree TradeFair Trade Author:Hugo Chavez
“Cooperation for mutual benefit, a survival strategy very common in natural systems, is one that humanity needs to emulate.” NeedsHumanityNatureNaturalAnimalCommonBenefitsSurvivalStrategyMutualCooperationEmulateMutual Benefit Book:Basic Ecology Source: Basic Ecology