The Non-Market Economy: Use-Values and the Political Economy of Public Services

Tony Kinder currently is a visiting Professor at Tampere University, Finland. Following a period as an engineering trade union official (1972-98), Kinder occupied leading positions in Lothian Regional and West Lothian local Councils (1982-1998). He then worked at the University of Edinburgh Business School, Scotland, (1998-2016) as Director of Programmes and later as MBA Director. His research is on learning in service innovation processes around which he has published over 70 papers in academic journals. His current research focuses on the governance of ecosystems, public value, mutuality, and the ethical use of advanced technology in integrated local public services in Finland and Scotland. In 2024 he and Jari Stenvall published a book on Problem-solving and Learning for Public Services and in 2025 he published a book Marx and public services - Theory, Policy, and Practice