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In its attempt to contribute to the understanding of the behavior of one segment of the cooperative movement, this paper analyzes the performance of the cooperative credit union (CCU) system in rural areas. While CCU is the most successful of all types of cooperatives, its role in the financial markets has not yet been fully understood nor appreciated. This paper also examines the saving and borrowing patterns of the CCU members by focusing in CCUs located in the provinces of Batangas, Laguna and Pangasinan.

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Lamberte, Mario B. and Ma. Chelo V. Manlagnit, 2003 "Integrating gender perspectives in evaluating the efficiency of Cofi: The case of credit cooperatives in the Philippines" , Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Manlagnit, Ma. Chelo V., 2004 "In-depth analysis on the access to and suitability of the loans" , Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Lamberte, Mario, 1998 "Credit unions as channels of micro-credit lines: the Philippine case" , Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Lamberte, Mario, 1995 "Credit unions as channels of micro-credit lines: the Philippine case" , Philippine Institute for Development Studies

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Philippine Institute for Development Studies

Authors

Lamberte, Mario B. Graham, Douglas H. Relampagos, Julius P.

Keywords

credit program; rural sector; credit market; resource mobilization; credit access; resource management

Credit Unions: An Underrated Mode of Mobilizing and Allocating Resources in Rural Areas

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