Publisher's Synopsis
There are over 600 credit unions in Ireland serving 3,000,000 members. The Irish credit union movement is a modern financial phenomenon with unique market penetration, even in a global context. This book will appeal to credit union staff and volunteers, those involved in the regulation and supervision of credit unions as well as to accountants in practice. This definitive book:
Details the development of the credit union worldwide and the Irish movement in that typology
Provides a structural, financial and performance profile of Irish credit unions
Compares their governance with worldwide best practice
Explores the issues of taxation and merger
