Resilience in a Downturn: The Power of Financial Cooperat...
Birchall, Johnston This report addresses the historical, statistical, conceptual, and policy aspects of financial cooperatives, focusing on how they fare in times of crisis. Using the general success of cooperatives during the global financial crisis as an example, the report argues that they can provide a credible alternative to the investment-owned banking system. The report reveals that financial cooperatives have continued to provide banking services to peop...