People-Centred Businesses: Co-operatives, Mutuals and the Idea of Membership

Author:   J. Birchall
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2011
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9781349303793


Pages:   227
Publication Date:   03 November 2010
Format:   Paperback
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So what is a member-owned business? What does it look like? How can we distinguish it from an investor-owned business? The crucial distinction is between a business that is people-centred, and one that is money-centred. This book explores the growing number of companies which use this model and their wider significance in society.

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Author:   J. Birchall
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2011
Weight:   0.305kg
ISBN:  

9781349303793


ISBN 10:   1349303798
Pages:   227
Publication Date:   03 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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JOHNSTON BIRCHALL is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Stirling, UK. He studied at Oxford and did his PhD at York University, UK. He spent five years as a housing association manager before returning to academic life to focus for the next 25 years on questions concerning stakeholder participation in co-operatives, mutuals and public service agencies. He has written several books on the subject (with translations into five languages), and has advised UN agencies on co-operative responses to the global economic crisis.

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