A report by the British Small Business Council(SBC) showed that Britain has a relatively poor labor productivity and loweconomic performance due to a low skills base. UK governments have sought waysto increase training by UK firms. Training, learning, and development are keycomponents in the...

This book investigates the merits of a diverse banking system with a special focus on the performance and role of cooperative banks in seven European countries where they are prominent (Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain). The theoretical and empirical arguments...