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Encyclopedia > Alphonse Desjardins

There have been two people, contemporaries from Quebec, named Alphonse Desjardins:

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Cooperative - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2675 words)
In North America, the caisse populaire movement started by Alphonse Desjardins in Quebec, Canada pioneered credit unions.
Desjardins wanted to bring desperately needed financial protection to working people.
While they have not taken root so deeply as in Ireland or the USA, credit unions are also established in the UK.
Levis, Quebec - definition of Levis, Quebec - Labor Law Talk Dictionary (216 words)
Lévis is home to the Mouvement Desjardins headquarters.
He and his wife ran the first caisse from their home.
It is currently divided in three districts[1] (http://www.ville.levis.qc.ca/Fr/Contenus/Gui_car.htm): Desjardins, Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Ouest and Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est.
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