The University of the West Indies Press
Depression to Decolonisation Barclays Bank (DCO) in the West Indies, 1926-1962 UWI Press
Monteith, E. A. Kathleen
History
Depression to Decolonisation Barclays Bank (DCO) in the West Indies, 1926-1962 UWI Press
US$ 9.99
The publisher has enabled DRM protection, which means that you need to use the BookFusion iOS, Android or Web app to read this eBook. This eBook cannot be used outside of the BookFusion platform.
Description
Contents
Reviews

"Depression to Decolonization: Barclays Bank (DCO), 1926-1962", is the first major academic business history of a commercial bank's operations in the West Indies. Barclays Bank (DCO) was at that time the world's largest multinational bank with a branch network that spanned the Middle East, Africa, the Mediterranean and the British West Indies. Based upon the records of the bank, 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 provides a detailed examination of the bank's performance during the Depression years, as well as during the period of economic expansion in the region after 1940.The discussion covers the bank's products and services, the competitive challenges it faced from the Canadian banks, the regulatory environment in which it operated, its recruitment practices and organizational structure. Monteith's work provides for a better understanding of the history of the commercial banking activity in the region during this period, and in that regard helps to expand the scope of West Indian historiography into the field of business history, and by so doing, makes a significant contribution to the economic and social history of the West Indies during the first half of the twentieth century. Accessibly written, the book should appeal to those within and outside the academic community.

Language
English
ISBN
5499957762
Contents
Illustrations
Tables
Acknowledgements
Explanation of Terms
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Banking in the West Indies, 1836–1925: An Overview
2. The Depression Years: Bank Performance, 1926–1939
3. Collusion and Competition: Challenges from the Canadian Banks, 1926–1945
4. Financing Agriculture and Trade: Bank Products and Services, 1926–1945
5. Regulation of Commercial Banking in the West Indies, 1926–1962
6. Reform of the Currency System in the West Indies, 1930–1962
7. Towards Independence: Bank Performance, 1940–1962
8. Towards Independence: Branch Expansion, Competition and Product Diversification, 1940–1962
9. Towards Independence: Staffing and Decentralization, 1940–1962
Conclusion
Appendix A. Bank Exchange Quotations for the West Indies, 1942
Appendix B. Barclays Bank (DCO)’s West Indian Sectional Performance (£ sterling) in Relation to the Bank as a Whole, 1940–1962
Appendix C. West Indian Sugar Production and Exports (Thousands of Tons), 1940–1962
Appendix D. Accounts of the Antigua Sugar Factory Ltd, 1938–1947
Appendix E. Profits and Return on Capital Expenditure (£) on Sugar Estates and Factories in Jamaica 1939–1943
Appendix F. Consolidated Balance Sheet of Four Trinidad Sugar Companies, 1944–1947 (£ sterling)
Appendix G. Value of West Indian Trade (Thousands of Pounds Sterling), 1940–1962
Notes
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Bibliography
Index
The book hasn't received reviews yet.
You May Also Like
West Indian Business History: Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
$9.99
Professor B W Higman, Kathleen E A Monteith
West Indian Business History: Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
The Journal of Caribbean History 54:1
$30.00
Prof. Kathleen E. A. Monteith
The Journal of Caribbean History 54:1
Plantation Coffee in Jamaica 1790-1848
$29.99
Kathleen E. A. Monteith
Plantation Coffee in Jamaica 1790-1848
The Journal of Caribbean History Volume 50 Issue 1
$30.00
Prof. Kathleen E. A. Monteith
The Journal of Caribbean History Volume 50 Issue 1
The Journal of Caribbean History Volume 47 Issue 2
$30.00
Prof. Kathleen E. A. Monteith
The Journal of Caribbean History Volume 47 Issue 2
The Journal of Caribbean History Volume 42 Issue 1
$30.00
Prof. Kathleen E. A. Monteith
The Journal of Caribbean History Volume 42 Issue 1
The Journal of Caribbean History Volume 37 Issue 2
$30.00
Prof. Kathleen E. A. Monteith
The Journal of Caribbean History Volume 37 Issue 2
The Journal of Caribbean History Volume 56 Issue 2
$30.00
Prof. Kathleen E. A. Monteith
The Journal of Caribbean History Volume 56 Issue 2
The Journal of Caribbean History Volume 38 Issue 2
$30.00
Prof. Kathleen E. A. Monteith
The Journal of Caribbean History Volume 38 Issue 2