Governance, Cohesion and Banking in Spain from a Spatial Perspective

Stefan  Gärtner; Jorge  Fernandez-Mototo

doi:10.26354/bb.1.2.71.2018

Published : 2018-09-13

Vol. 71 No. 2 (2018)

Governance, Cohesion and Banking in Spain from a Spatial Perspective

Stefan Gärtner

Jorge Fernandez-Mototo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26354/bb.1.2.71.2018

Abstract

During the global financial crisis, regional banks – dependent on local savings and only able to lend these savings to customers within their respective regions – helped avoid a credit crunch in some countries; while in others, they did not fulfil this function. This paper elaborates governance structures that influenced the success of regional banking systems in Spain, with regard to regulation principles, the overall economic and political structures, and self-organisation of regional banks. With respect to the high importance of the decentralised banking sector in Germany, the paper compares the state of decentralised banking between Spain and Germany, concluding that the regional principle in Germany, a decentralized state structure with mechanisms of regional balance, and the self-governance of regional banks are important factors.

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Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection, Consumption, Saving and Wealth, Financial Crises, Banks, Depository Institutions, Micro Finance Institutions, Mortgages, Government Policy and Regulation, Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity

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Interviews

We have conducted 32 interviews. Due to data protection, we just listed in the following the interviews with researchers and representatives of the associations:

• Camino García Domínguez, Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros (CECA), Madrid, Institutional Relations Madrid (08/05/2015)

• de la Herrán, Joaquín; The Spanish Banking Association (AEB), Madrid (24/04/2015)

• Manuel, Illueca, University of Valencia (22/04/2015)

• Martínez, Ana, Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), Madrid (24/04/2015)

• Maudos, Joaquín, University of Valencia (21/04/2015)

• Ródriguez Fuentes, Carlos, University of La Laguna, Tenerife (29/04/2015-06.05: research stay; several talks)

• Tulla-Pujol, A., University of Barcelona (17/06/2016

Stefan Gärtner

redakcja@bfg.pl

Affiliation:
TU Dortmund University Germany

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

head of the Research Department «Spatial Capital» at the Institute for Work and Technology, lecturer at the TU Dortmund University with long-term experience in regional/sectorial studies, financial systems studies, regional banking in economic development, balanced structural policy, local economy strategies, and public services

Jorge Fernandez-Mototo

redakcja@bfg.pl

Affiliation:
Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg Germany

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PhD candidate at Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg anfd at the same time he works as Associate Manager in Scope Ratings GmbH