... Financial sustainability Credit unions Panel data Peru The cooperative savings and loan movement represents a model of social action marked by a long historical trajectory in Peru. Since the mid-19th century, the movement emerged as one of the pioneer in Latin American region, through...

...Akis Kleanthous; Robert A. Paton; Fiona M. Wilson Purpose The financial crisis of 2008 resulted in calls for change. Commentators suggested that co-operatives, in particular credit unions, could provide accountability and sustainability through their open governance and mutual status. However...

...Caroline S. Hossein Purpose – Bad governance and corrupt politics have left millions of people disenfranchised. In spite of an oppressive and undemocratic state, poor Haitians have created their own informal groups, cooperatives and caisses populaires (credit union) movements...