Mutual banks between solidarity and development

This essay is a collection of select works of the same author which have been modified slightly. Namely, such works are: Quadrio Curzio, A (2008) “Principi e paradigmi interpretativi per le Banche Popolari e per il Credito Valtellinese”, in Quadrio Curzio, A. (ed.) Credito Valtellinese. 100 anni per lo sviluppo economico e sociale, Bari: Laterza, pp. 413-468. The text’s arguments were summarised in a speech delivered at the meeting “Le Banche Popolari Cooperative: profili italiani ed europei” held in Taormina on 27 February 2009 and hosted by Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane (ICBPI) in collaboration with the Italian Association of Mutual Banks (ANBP), subsequently published as: Quadrio Curzio, A. (2009) “Introduzione: le Banche Popolari cooperative quale paradigma di perdurante vitalità”, in Quadrio Curzio, A. (ed.), Le Banche Popolari Cooperative. Profili italiani ed europei, Proceedings of the ICBPI-ANBP Conference, Milan: Franco Angeli, pp. 9-13. The second contribution is represented by the speech of the same author delivered at the meeting “Banche popolari e sviluppo solidale: sfide e opportunità”, which took place in Verona on 26 February 2010 under the aegis of ICBPI and ANBP, subsequently published as: Quadrio Curzio, A. (2011) “Promuovere il liberalismo comunitario. Cenni introduttivi”, in Quadrio Curzio, A. (ed.), Banche Popolari e sviluppo solidale. Sfide ed opportunità, Proceedings of the ICBPI-ANBP conference, Milan: Franco Angeli, pp. 37-42.