Elements of governance and survival of Community-Based Savings groups in Mexico: a leaders’ perspective
Community-Based Savings Groups (GAC by its Spanish acronym) are financial institutions created and run by their members, based on the principles of collective action and supported by a facilitating agency. The objective of this study was to understand the role of board members in the survival or dis...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO |
| Repositorio: | Textual |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.revistas.chapingo.mx:article/1172 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.chapingo.mx/textual/article/view/1172 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Acción colectiva arreglo institucional capital social capital humano Collective action institutional arrangement human capital social capital |
| Sumario: | Community-Based Savings Groups (GAC by its Spanish acronym) are financial institutions created and run by their members, based on the principles of collective action and supported by a facilitating agency. The objective of this study was to understand the role of board members in the survival or dissolution of GACs. 18 GAC directors located in four regions of Mexico were interviewed. The results indicate that GACs remain operational because of managers’ ability to promote member participation, compliance with rules, and conflict resolution strategies. GACs desintegrate when leaders do not share information with members; conversely, if information is shared, GACs remain operational and new ones may emerge. Small GACs are better at sharing information. GACs not only serve as financial intermediaries but |
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