Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

1925 - 2025

Current editor(s): Marco Marini

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Privatization Policy and Enterprise Performance: the case of Ireland pp. 525-548: Eoin Reeves and Dónal Palcic
Efficiency and Program‐Contract Bargaining in Spanish Public Hospitals pp. 549-573: Juan Ventura, Eduardo González Fidalgo and Ana Cárcaba
The Economics of Organization Structure Changes: a US perspective on demutualization pp. 575-594: Fabio R. Chaddad and Michael L. Cook
Formes institutionnelles, rationalité axiologique et conventions pp. 595-617: Bernard Enjolras
Volunteer Labour Supply: the role of workers’ motivations pp. 619-643: Lorenzo Cappellari and Gilberto Turati
Regulation under Financial Constraints pp. 645-656: Axel Gautier

An Empirical Analysis of Cost Efficiency in Non‐profit and Public Nursing Homes pp. 339-365: Mehdi Farsi and Massimo Filippini
Evaluating the British Model of Electricity Deregulation pp. 367-398: Stephen Thomas
Government Underpricing of Share‐Issue Privatizations pp. 399-429: Claude Laurin, Anthony Boardman and Aidan Vining
Relational Goods and Associational Participation pp. 431-463: Lionel Prouteau and François-Charles Wolff
What Motivates Members to Participate in Co‐operative and Mutual Businesses? pp. 465-495: Johnston Birchall and Richard Simmons
Systèmes De Gestion Des Ressources Humaines Et Performance Organisationnelle pp. 497-524: Michel Arcand, Guy Arcand, Mohamed Bayad and Bruno Fabi

Russian Railways Reform and the Problem of Non‐discriminatory Access to Infrastructure pp. 167-192: Russell Pittman
Regulating Public Transit Networks: How do Urban‐Intercity Diversification and Speed‐up Measures Affect Firms’ Cost Performance? pp. 193-225: Giovanni Fraquelli, Massimiliano Piacenza and Graziano Abrate
Is the Government Failure Theory Still Relevant? A panel analysis using US state level data pp. 227-263: Yoshiho Matsunaga and Naoto Yamauchi
Constitutional Design and Investment in Cooperatives and Investor‐Owned Enterprises pp. 265-293: Alberto Bacchiega and Gianni De Fraja
La Création D’activité: Prise D’autonomie Et Médiation Entre Acteurs pp. 295-317: Cyrille Ferraton and David Vallat
Church‐based Credit Cooperatives in Germany pp. 319-337: Achim Machauer and Dirk Schiereck

Introduction pp. 3-9: Roger Spear, Chris Cornforth, Rafael Chaves-Avila and Robert Schediwy
The Governance of cooperatives and mutual associations: a paradox perspective pp. 11-32: Chris Cornforth
Governance in Democratic Member‐Based Organisations pp. 33-60: Roger Spear
Governance of the Mondragon Corporación Cooperativa pp. 61-87: Baleren Bakaikoa, Anjel Errasti and Agurtzane Begiristain
Faces of Governance of Production Cooperatives: An Exploratory Study of Ten French Cooperatives pp. 89-111: Frédérique Bataille‐Chedotel and France Huntzinger
Governance and Management of Collective User‐Based Enterprises: Value‐Creation Strategies and Organizational Configurations pp. 113-137: Marie‐Claire Malo and Martine Vézina
Social Economy Managers: Between Values and Entrenchment pp. 139-161: Rafael Chaves-Avila and Antonia Sajardo‐Moreno

Fonction De Base Et Nouveau Rôle Des Pouvoirs Publics: Vers Un Nouveau Paradigme De L’état pp. 489-514: Benoît Lévesque
Bargaining Credibility and the Limits to Within‐firm Pensions pp. 515-528: Jan Erik Askildsen and Norman J. Ireland
Efficiency of Junior High Schools and the Role of Proprietary Structure pp. 529-552: Gian Paolo Barbetta and Gilberto Turati
The Internationalisation of Cooperatives: The Case of the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation pp. 553-584: Anjel Mari Errasti, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria, Baleren Bakaikoa and Pilar Elgoibar
Introduction Social Economy and Welfare Mix: A Framework for the Analysis of Relational Services pp. 585-590: Ingo Bode, Laurent Gardin, Jean‐Louis Laville, Vincent Lhuillier and Francesca Petrella
Childcare and Welfare Mix in France pp. 591-630: Jean‐Louis Laville
The Organisational Evolution of the Childcare Regime in Germany: Issues and Dynamics of a Public‐private Partnership pp. 631-658: Ingo Bode

Attending to the General Interest: New Mechanisms for Mediating between the Individual, Collective and General Interest in Québec pp. 321-348: Luc Bernier, Marie J. Bouchard and Benoît Lévesque
Earnings and Schooling of Cooperative Managers pp. 349-364: Carlos Barros and J.C. Gomes Santos
Residual Claims in Co‐operatives: Design Issues pp. 365-396: R. Srinivasan and S.J. Phansalkar
Production et rationalisation des intermédiaires financiers: Leçons à tirer de l’expérience des Caisses Populaires Acadiennes pp. 397-432: André Leclerc and Mario Fortin
The Role of United Charities in Fundraising: The Case of Singapore pp. 433-464: Vincent C.H. Chua and Chung Ming Wong
Social Economy Companies in the Spanish Agricultural Sector: Delimitation and Situation in the Context of the European Union pp. 465-488: Juan F. Juliá and Ricardo J. Server

The Differential Returns Offered by Mutually Owned and Proprietary UK Depository Institutions: 1993–2000 pp. 183-204: John Ashton and Stephen Letza
A Simple Characterization of the Second‐best Two‐part and Block‐rate Tariffs Theory and Applications pp. 205-228: Jörg Borrmann
La consommation de soins de santé en Belgique une analyse économétrique à partir des données de l’Institut Pasteur pp. 229-260: Jean‐Michel Delaval
A Theoretical Model of the Effects of Public Funding on Saving Decisions by Charitable Nonprofit Service Providers pp. 261-282: Femida Handy and Natalie Webb
Organizational Culture, Individual Differences and the Participation System in Cooperativism of Associated Workers in Andalusia, Spain pp. 283-320: Antonio J. Romero and Miguel Pérez

Foreword pp. 5-6: Helmut Cox
Questions About the Initiative of the European Commission Concerning the Awarding and Compulsory Competitive Tendering of Public Service Concessions pp. 7-31: H. Cox
Opening up Public Services to Competition by Putting Them Out to Tender: An Evaluation pp. 33-61: Philippe Bance
Auctions Versus Beauty Contests: The Allocation of UMTS Licences in Europe pp. 63-85: L. Cartelier
Long‐term Impacts of Competitive Tendering of Public Services on Market Structures pp. 87-106: K. Oettle
The Protection of the Public Interest in the Context of Competitive Tendering pp. 107-116: G. Püttner
The Reform of Local Public Utilities in Italy pp. 117-137: Giuseppe Bognetti and Lorenzo Robotti
Public Procurement at the Local Level in Austria: The Economic Consequences of Compulsory Competitive Tendering for Public Services pp. 139-162: G. Obermann and T. Kostal
Competitive Tendering and Optimal Size in the Regional Bus Transportation Industry: An Example from Italy pp. 163-182: C. Cambini and Massimo Filippini