RT Generic T1 The Spanish savings banks and the competitive cooperation model (1928-2002) A1 Comín, Francisco A2 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Historia Económica e Instituciones, A2 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola de Historia Económica, AB This paper explores the relationship between the nature of Spanish Savingsbanks and the extent of their market success during the twentieth century. Itdeals with the key factors that have made so good a performance possible,such as: their ability to promote private saving, to cooperate with governmenteconomic policy, to adapt to changing circumstances, to operate in particulargeographical areas, and to cooperate with one another. Finally, the paper dealswith this last factor in depth. The competitive cooperation model is used toexplain the outstanding role of the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks inmaking the strategic alliance among the Spanish savings banks possible. YR 2007 FD 2007-04 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/729 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/729 LA eng LA eng DS e-Archivo RD 27 jul. 2024