This paper provides a critical overview of recent developments in British credit union development, and contributed to the broader analysis of alternative financial/economic spaces and (the geographies of) alterity. The paper was underpinned by a wide range of local, national and international conference presentations including the National Association of Credit Union Workers, Birmingham, 2001; Combating Financial Exclusion, Salford, 2001; Association of American Geographers, New York, 2001, New Orleans, 2003; Alternative Economic Spaces, Hull, 2005; and discussions with local user communities throughout the UK (including through non-academic publishing, such as SCCD news and New Start articles)
Not having access to mainstream financial services, such as a bank account or a credit card, can lea...
The aim of this article is to critically assess the impact of government funding upon the growth of ...
Credit unions are not for profit cooperative financial institutions which provide financial services...
Within the flourishing area of new economic geography, increased attention is currently being paid t...
This paper explores the major changes and challenges confronting British credit unions, and highligh...
This thesis explores the changing values and practices of the credit union sector in Scotland as a c...
The study investigates the reasons why British credit unions failed to achieve the levels of success...
The study investigates the reasons why British credit unions failed to achieve the levels of success...
to support initiatives to tackle financial exclusion. It envisages that a substantial proportion of ...
Financial exclusion and the geography of bank and building society branch closure in Britain Financi...
Credit unions have failed to develop in the United Kingdom in comparison with other jurisdictions. T...
As member-owned, not-for-profit financial institutions, credit unions are an important instrument of...
The financial crisis has raised questions about the role of banks in the economy and society. Credit...
About 6,000 financial cooperatives, called credit unions, with more than 103 million members manage ...
The aim of this article is to critically assess the impact of government funding upon the growth of ...
Not having access to mainstream financial services, such as a bank account or a credit card, can lea...
The aim of this article is to critically assess the impact of government funding upon the growth of ...
Credit unions are not for profit cooperative financial institutions which provide financial services...
Within the flourishing area of new economic geography, increased attention is currently being paid t...
This paper explores the major changes and challenges confronting British credit unions, and highligh...
This thesis explores the changing values and practices of the credit union sector in Scotland as a c...
The study investigates the reasons why British credit unions failed to achieve the levels of success...
The study investigates the reasons why British credit unions failed to achieve the levels of success...
to support initiatives to tackle financial exclusion. It envisages that a substantial proportion of ...
Financial exclusion and the geography of bank and building society branch closure in Britain Financi...
Credit unions have failed to develop in the United Kingdom in comparison with other jurisdictions. T...
As member-owned, not-for-profit financial institutions, credit unions are an important instrument of...
The financial crisis has raised questions about the role of banks in the economy and society. Credit...
About 6,000 financial cooperatives, called credit unions, with more than 103 million members manage ...
The aim of this article is to critically assess the impact of government funding upon the growth of ...
Not having access to mainstream financial services, such as a bank account or a credit card, can lea...
The aim of this article is to critically assess the impact of government funding upon the growth of ...
Credit unions are not for profit cooperative financial institutions which provide financial services...