La Caja Rural de Jaén (1957-2017)Un estudio histórico y económico

Abstract

The main objective of this doctoral thesis is the construction of the history of the Caja Rural de Jaén from its constitution, in 1957, to 2017. Through a historical and economic analysis it is intended to know how, over time and through the different circumstances of the environment, the entity has maintained its activity without forgetting its original purpose of serving the financial needs of its partners and contributing to the socioeconomic development of its territory of influence. To know the context in which the entity arises and develops, a summary of the banking history is previously presented both at the regional (Andalusia) and provincial (Jaén) levels. For this, a regulatory and territorial analysis of the evolution of the financial system is carried out taking into account its three types of entities: banks, savings banks and credit cooperatives, with special attention to rural savings banks, included in the latter.