Journal of Co-operative Studies, Vol 37 No 1

Editorial - The 'new' Journal of Co-operative Studies

(marks the change to an A4 format, two columns per page)

Peer reviewed papers

Growing credit unions in the West Midlands – the case for restructuring

Paul Jones, pp. 5-21.

Creating and supporting co-operative members in the West Midlands

Richard Simmonds and Johnston Birchall, pp. 22-37

Short papers

An experiment in co-operative development in Botswana

Basil Loveridge, pp. 38-42

Book Reviews

Co-operatives and pace in the era of globalisation: A retrospective look at the ICA’s concern, resolutions and action throughout the 20th century. By Dionysos Mavrogiannis

Reviewed by John Courtneidge. pp.  43-44

The future of co-operatives in the European Union at the threshold of the 21st century: Report on the 14th International Conference on Co-operative Science, Nuremberg 2000. 

Reviewed by Jim Craigen, pp. 44-45

Benjamin Franklin: an American life. By Walter Isaacson

Reviewed by Rita Rhodes, pp. 46-47