Birth and growth of Caisses populaires in Quebec

Bernard, F.

Birth and growth of Caisses populaires in Quebec

1978

Bernard, F.

Extract: This analysis of the development of Caisses populaires in Quebec is based on the theory of formal organizations. It examines the social and economic setting in which the Caisse populaire movement developed during the twentieth century. The article compares the goals of the Caisses with the chartered banks, describes the ways in which they established themselves on the banking market, traces the reactions of the Caisses to the Great Depression, and describes their development after World War II.

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