Depression to decolonization : Barclays Bank (DCO) in the West Indies, 1926-1962 / Kathleen E.A. Monteith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monteith, Kathleen E. A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial, and Overseas)--History.

Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial, and Overseas).

Banks and banking--West Indies, British--History--20th century.

Banks and banking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Barclays Bank (DCO) in the West Indies, 1926-1962

Place of Publication:

Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based upon the records of the Barclays Bank (DCO), as well as Colonial Office records and other documentation, this history provides a detailed examination of the performance and strategies of the bank during periods of crisis and change in the West Indies. It also examines the bank's performance during the Depression years.

Contents:

Banking in the West Indies, 1836-1925

The Depression years: bank performance, 1926-1939

Collusion and competition: challenges from the Canadian banks, 1926-1945

Financing agriculture and trade: bank products and services, 1926-1945

Regulation of commercial banking in the West Indies, 1926-1962

Reform of the currency system in the West Indies, 1930-1962

Towards independence: bank performance, 1940-1962

Towards independence: branch expansion, competition and product diversification, 1940-1962

Towards independence: staffing and decentralization, 1940-1962

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

646844080