Journal of Co-operative Studies Vol 38: 1 (No 113) April 2005

Contents

Editorial                                                                                                                            

The shaping of credit union development: the identification of a typology of factors that have contributed towards credit union growth in the United States of America, the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain by Nicholas Ryder (abstract)                                                                                                     

An Analysis of the Credit Union’s Use of Craig’s Commitment Building Measures by Noreen Byrne and Olive McCarthy (abstract)                                                                   

Co-operative principles as ‘action recipes’: what does their articulation mean for co-operative futures? by Andrew Passey  (abstract)                                                                                                   

Developing an Active Membership and Encouraging the New Generation of Co-operators by Debbie Holden                                                                                                            

Book Reviews

Co-operatives and the Millennium Development Goals by Johnston Birchall, reviewed by Rita Rhodes                                                                                         

Human Resource Management in Co-operatives: Theory, Process and Practice by Peter Davis, reviewed by Bob Quinney                                                                                         

Co-operative Capital: A New Approach to Investment in Co-operatives, by Co-operative Action, reviewed by Edgar Parnell