The development of the Polish banking sector cannot be separated from the historical, cultural, and religious background. A key role in this area was played by the Jewish minority. Although the discussed subject matte...The development of the Polish banking sector cannot be separated from the historical, cultural, and religious background. A key role in this area was played by the Jewish minority. Although the discussed subject matter relates to very remote times, due to the durability of cultural determinants, it has a large impact on the present shape of the Polish banking sector. The paper is dedicated mainly to the presentation of interrelations between Christianity and Judaism, the development of the historical Polish-Jewish relations and the role of the Jews in the development of the banking sector on Polish territory. In the light of the deliberations, the author refers to a deeply ingrained distance between a wide group of users of financial services and banks themselves, and to the relations resulting from the domination of foreign capital on the Polish banking market.展开更多
文摘The development of the Polish banking sector cannot be separated from the historical, cultural, and religious background. A key role in this area was played by the Jewish minority. Although the discussed subject matter relates to very remote times, due to the durability of cultural determinants, it has a large impact on the present shape of the Polish banking sector. The paper is dedicated mainly to the presentation of interrelations between Christianity and Judaism, the development of the historical Polish-Jewish relations and the role of the Jews in the development of the banking sector on Polish territory. In the light of the deliberations, the author refers to a deeply ingrained distance between a wide group of users of financial services and banks themselves, and to the relations resulting from the domination of foreign capital on the Polish banking market.
