Abstract In 2009 there were over 49,330 credit unions across 98 countries with more than
184 million members and approximately $1,354 billion in assets. There is a great diversity …

The purpose of this book is to explain why that highly-paid and experienced executive
missed such an obvious point about his own company, and to evaluate the importance of the …

Within a practical business context of the changing, competitive climate, this book details the
implications for marketing strategy. New chapters cover topics such as credit cards and …

Despite the global importance of mutuals in financial services, and the universal need to
measure and improve organizational efficiency in all deposit‐taking institutions, it is only …

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 …

During the last decades, the world economy has undergone far-reaching changes which
have shaped the current framework of international capitalism. Gerald Epstein summarized …

This paper presents an empirical investigation of the merger process among mutuals, using
a large pooled cross section/time series sample of UK building societies between 1981 and …

Since the Single Europe Act (1986), attention has largely focused on the creation of a single
European market and the much hyped date1992'. This book examines what is actually …

This article is a case study in the evolution of corporate governance forms. It focuses on the
UK Building Societies Act 1986, which opened the way for competition between building …

The current wave of demutualisation in financial services, particularly of building societies
and insurance companies, has created a huge public interest in this process, not least …