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OverviewSo 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. BirchallPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.425kg ISBN: 9780230217188ISBN 10: 0230217184 Pages: 227 Publication Date: 03 November 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPeople-centred Businesses Theorising the Rise and Fall of Member-owned Businesses Consumer-owned Retail Businesses Consumer-owned Insurance Providers Consumer Ownership of Housing Consumer Ownership in Public Services and Utilities Consumer/Producer Owned Banks Producer-owned and Employee-owned Businesses The Peculiar History of 'Member-owned' Businesses in Developing Countries The Idea of MembershipReviewsAuthor InformationJOHNSTON 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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