抄録
This paper focuses on the transition of regional economic system by examining the case of Banks and Banker's Association in the 1930s Chongqing, Sichuan China.
Since the era of Qing dynasty, Chongqing was one of the most important financial and commercial cities in southwest China. In the early 19th century, and trading merchants (Shanghao or Zihao) were engaged in financial transactions and conversion.
The 1930s was the turning point of the Chongqing economy. Politically, the regional rule by warlords was incorporated into the system of the Nanjing National Government. Economically, the regional and complex system of currency circulation was being integrated into the national currency system. At that time, many "Modern Banks" that learned from western "joint stock limited banks" were established in Chongqing, and at the same time, the Chongqing Banker's Association (CBA) was founded. The CBA had the function to unite the banking business and to create new concessions. By using CBA. the modern entrepreneurs increased their influence, regional autonomous economic system was changed into the national heteronymous economic system.
