Arbeitspapier
The Origins of the (Cooperative) Species: Raiffeisen Banking in the Netherlands, 1898–1909
Cooperatively-owned Raiffeisen banks first emerged in the Netherlands in the late 1890s and spread rapidly across the country. Using a new dataset, we investigate the determinants of their market entry and early performance. We find that the cooperative organisational form, when allied to a change in the structure of Dutch agriculture and the socioreligious pillarisation of Dutch society, was an important factor explaining their entry into rural financial markets. While religious organisations provided a necessary impetus for the emergence of Raiffeisen banks, the economic advantages associated with the cooperative organisational form ensured the subsequent survival and success of these banks.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: EHES Working Papers in Economic History ; No. 126
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
Economic History: Financial Markets and Institutions: Europe: Pre-1913
Micro-Business History: Europe: Pre-1913
- Subject
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Cooperative banking
the Netherlands
Raiffeisen
religion
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Colvin, Christopher L.
Henderson, Stuart
Turner, John D.
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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European Historical Economics Society (EHES)
- (where)
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s.l.
- (when)
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2018
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
Data provider
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Colvin, Christopher L.
- Henderson, Stuart
- Turner, John D.
- European Historical Economics Society (EHES)
Time of origin
- 2018
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