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Journal of Co-operative Studies, 31(1), No. 92
Editorial
Johnston Birchall, pp. 1-2
This issue is in the format of four short, non-refereed articles, two longer, refereed articles, and book reviews. Articles include a focus on the future of mutuality and co-operative policies of the newly elected UK Labour government; a comparison between labour law and co-operative law; co-operative societies supporting small and rural communities through provision of food stores and what this means for the societies; housing co-operatives; public services in Malta; and local economic and co-operative development case examples.
Short Articles
Building Societies in the UK: a Politician’s Perspective
Andrew Love, pp. 3-11
Labour Law and Co-operatives? Co-operative Law and Labour
Hagen Henry, pp. 12-23
Retail Planning and Co-operatives in Scotland
Gordon Wilks, pp. 24-29
Sustainability and Maturity of Community Based Housing Organisations
David Clapham, Keith Kintrea and Helen Kay, pp. 30-38
Longer Articles
Human Privatisation: Worker Co-operative Initiatives in the Public Sector
Godfrey Baldacchino, pp. 39-49
Local Development and Co-operatives: None, only one, more than one in the same village
Yair Levi, pp. 50-77
Book Reviews
The Economic Theory of Socialism and the Labour Managed Firm (Jossa and Cuomo)
Peter Davis, pp. 78-81
Robert Owen: Schooling the Innocents (Siraj-Blatchford)
Peter Davis, pp. 82-83