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Competition between Barclays Bank (DCO) and the Canadian banks inthe West Indies, 1926–45

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2000

KATHLEEN E. A. MONTEITH
KATHLEEN E. A. MONTEITH
Affiliation:
Department of History, University of the West Indies, Mona, St Andrew, Jamaica, West Indies
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Abstract

Kathleen E. A. Monteith, Competition between Barclays Bank (DCO) and the Canadian banks in the West Indies, 1926–45

This article examines the extent to which collusion ruled out competition in banking, and assesses the nature and impact of this competition in order to ascertain the degree to which Barclays Bank (DCO) faced any significant challenge to its position within the region. It is shown that the rigidity which is assumed to be characteristic of collusive agreements was not present, and that competition existed in the commercial banking market in the West Indies during this period. It is also shown that non-price competition existed in many forms, and was capable of leading to a bank's position being usurped by another.

Type
Research Article
Information
Financial History Review , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , April 2000 , pp. 67 - 87
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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