The development of credit unions and their role in tackling financial exclusion

John Ogilvie Stephen Wilson, D McKillop, A.M. Ward

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Abstract

The government has been actively encouraging the development of credit unions to help the financially excluded. However, rather than stimulating credit union development, government grants can erode the community self-help ethos on which credit unions are founded. Policies should be formulated which encourage credit union development based on a membership drawn from a cross-section of the population.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-44
Number of pages8
JournalPublic Money & Management
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2007

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