The recent banking crisis has brought into question the business model used by most large banks. This collection of essays explores the success of 'alternative banks' - savings banks, cooperative banks and development banks, using case studies from around the world and discussion of both the historical and theoretical context of banking practices.

Acknowledgements, List of Contributors, List of Figures and Tables, Introduction - Olivier Butzbach and Kurt von Mettenheim, Part I: Historical Context and Conceptual Framework, Part II: Comparative Country Cases, Notes, Index

Kurt von Mettenheim, Olivier Butzbach