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Last Updated:
Oct 3, 2010 - 12:30:40 PM
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People-Centred Businesses - Co-operatives, Mutuals and the Idea of Membership is a new book by Johnston Birchall. The book has individual chapters on consumer-owned retail businesses, insurance providers, housing, public services and utilities and banks. Birchall argues that the banking crisis had little impact on co-operative banks because of their risk-averse business strategy.His book concludes that member-ownership can be both a weakness and a strength; lack of member involvement in governance leads to business failure, while a membership-driven strategy leads to success even in very competitive markets. Published by Palgrave Macmillan, the book is expected to be available in Australia in February 2011 and will retail for $156. The ISBN is 978 - 0-230-21718-8.
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