We are calling for comparisons of banking and banking systems from a spatial perspective. Therefore, this paper develops a classification identifying decentralized and centralized banking according to two characteristics: geographical market orientation (regional vs. supraregional) – to...

We are calling for comparisons of banking and banking systems from a spatial perspective. Therefore, this paper develops a classification identifying decentralized and centralized banking according to two characteristics: geographical market orientation (regional vs. supraregional) - to...

Den regionalen Sparkassen und Kreditgenossenschaften gelang es, die Kreditvergabe an Unternehmen in der Finanzkrise zu steigern, während Groß- und Landesbanken Kredite kürzten. Entsprechend wird international die Bedeutung regionaler Banken diskutiert. Der Einführungsband zum Thema „Banken...

* Laut Koalitionsvertrag will die neue Bundesregierung für den Erhalt regional tätiger Sparkassen und Genossenschaftsbanken kämpfen. * Tatsächlich reduziert sich die Anzahl regionaler Banken zurzeit fusionsbedingt stark. * Unser Vergleich der Bankensysteme von Deutschland, Spanien und dem...

This paper re-visits the state of decentralised banking in Germany, Spain and the UK. The cross-country comparison we conducted has identified Germany as having the most decentralised banking system, followed by Spain and the UK, as expected. The development of regional and double-purpose banks,...

Das Engagement von Unternehmen und Menschen wird bedeutsamer, um Daseinsvorsorge in strukturschwachen, demographisch schrumpfenden Regionen zu sichern. Wichtig hierbei ist das regionale Engagement von Unternehmen, das als ein Teil der gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung von Unternehmen (Corporate...

As expected, this comparison of the German and the UK banking systems shows substantial differences between the countries. In the UK, savings banks disappeared long ago and other regional banks have never become important in lending to business. Instead, the five large commercial banks dominate...

A comparison of the German banking system with that of the United Kingdom (UK) and Spain shows Germany to be decentralised not only regarding the distribution of banks, but also its financial and political system more generally. Decentralised banks, which are predominantly regional savings banks...