Bank Weekly and Native Bank Monthly are two of the most influential
monetary periodicals published after the founding of the Republic of China by
Bank Association and Native bank Association, respectively. They are
considered the mouthpieces of the two associations.
Those who initiated and sponsored the periodicals are leaders in banking.
Their articles have contributed a great deal to the management of the banking
and the development of the national finance.
In ten years leading to the Anti-Japanese War, Nationalist Government
policies drew both praises and criticism, yet monetary reforms were viewed as
very modernized and constructive. In this time period, hundreds of articles in
Bank Weekly and Bank Monthly focused on the discussion of the banking and
native banking industry, currency,etc. Our study on issues analyses related to
the two industries is divided into three parts: (1)themes and contents,
(2)characteristics of analysis, and (3)impacts and effects. At the end, instead
of the conclusion, an epilogue will focus on comparisons of characteristics of
each periodical, speaking out for the two industries while indicating their
similarities and differences.