Part I: Credit Cooperative Systems in Western Europe -- Cooperative banks in the Austrian banking system -- So-operative Credit Institutions in Cyprus -- Co-operative banks in Finland -- Cooperative banks in France: Emergence, mutations and issues -- The German cooperative banks. An economic...

This book analyzes the consequences that would arise if Germany’s means-tested unemployment benefits were replaced with an unconditional basic income. The basic income scheme introduced is based on a negative income tax and calibrated to be both financially feasible and compatible with current...

This book presents original contributions assessing the effects the 2008 financial crisis has had on bank behaviour, regulation and credit access. After describing some of the economic aspects behind the outbreak and later developments in the recent financial turmoil, it examines the strategic...