Description du livre
This book offers a comparative analysis of credit cooperative systems
across 23 European countries. Cooperative banking has an important place in the
financial, economic and social life of most European countries, and while
cooperative banks, credit mutuals, credit cooperatives and credit unions share
the spirit of cooperation and mutuality, they often have very different
features, history and development. The book examines the evolution and current
model of each credit cooperative system, its importance for the national and
local banking markets, as well as the impact of the financial crisis on
cooperative banking, and also presents the sharp contrasts between these
systems throughout the EU. It is of significant scientific and practical
interest and enables policymakers, practitioners and academics at European and
national levels to deepen their understanding of the evolution of the system
and its governance.