Cooperative Banking: Innovations and Developments

by Boscia, Vittoria; Carretta, Alessandro; Schwizer, Paola

• ISBN13: 9781403996695
• ISBN10: 1403996695
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The topic of this book is very broad, covering the main features and the many differences in co-operative banking models from various countries both within the EU and beyond. The authors examine the main trends, analyse the competitive conditions in which it works, discuss best practice, and explore what the future holds for co-operative banking.

Author Biography

Vittorio Boscia is an Associate Professor in Banking at the University of Lecce, Italy.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTOIDUCTION * Aims and Methodology * PART TWO: SPECIFIC FEATURES OF CO-OPERATIVE BANKING * The Co-operation in the Economy * The Theory of the Role and Rationale of Co-operative Banks * Specific Features of Co-operative Banks * The Management of Co-operative Banks * PART THREE: THE STRUCTURE OF CO-OPERATIVE BANKING AROUND THE WORLD * The Competitive Environment in European Co-operative Banking * The Fifteen EU Countries: Case Studies on Systems and Banks * An Overview of Co-operative Banking in the Ten New Member Countries of the EU * Co-operative Banking Structure: A Look Outside Europe * Performance and Co-operativeBanks: An Exploratory Analysis * PART FIVE: CONCLUDING REMARKS * Conclusions, Implications and Limitations

PART ONE: INTOIDUCTION * Aims and Methodology * PART TWO: SPECIFIC FEATURES OF CO-OPERATIVE BANKING * The Co-operation in the Economy * The Theory of the Role and Rationale of Co-operative Banks * Specific Features of Co-operative Banks * The Management of Co-operative Banks * PART THREE: THE STRUCTURE OF CO-OPERATIVE BANKING AROUND THE WORLD * The Competitive Environment in European Co-operative Banking * The Fifteen EU Countries: Case Studies on Systems and Banks * An Overview of Co-operative Banking in the Ten New Member Countries of the EU * Co-operative Banking Structure: A Look Outside Europe * Performance and Co-operativeBanks: An Exploratory Analysis * PART FIVE: CONCLUDING REMARKS * Conclusions, Implications and Limitations