The New Mutualism in Public Policy

Mutuality has become a topic of debate recently for a whole range of academics and social commentators. The ''demutualisation'' of banks and building societies has been partnered by the idea of a ''new mutualism'', forming a set of social values and beliefs, and this collection looks at the manifestations of these trends and the implications for the future.

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Table of contents : Introduction
1. The economics of mutuality: a perspective on UK building societies Leigh Drake and David T. Llewellyn
2. Mutuality through credit unions: a cross-national approach Olive McCarthy, Robert Briscoe and Michael Ward
3. Housing co-operatives and social exclusion David Rodgers
4. Consumer co-operatives in retrospect and prospect Johnston Birchall
5. The mutualisation of public services: lessons from the new leisure trusts Richard Simmons
6. Mutuality in insurance and social security: retrospect and prospect Deborah Mabbett
7. Farmer co-operatives: organisational models and their business environment Jerker Nilssen
8. Mutuals in regional economic development: Mondragon and Desjardins Race Mathews
9. The competitive advantages of stakeholder mutuals Shann Turnbull
10. Member participation in mutuals: a theoretical model Johnston Birchall and Richard Simmons
11. The new mutualism and Labour's Third Way Stephen Yeo