The purpose of banking : transforming banking for stability and economic growth / Anjan V. Thakor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thakor, Anjan V., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banks and banking.

Banking law.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

viii, 232 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Contents:

Introduction: the columbo approach: a bird's eye view of the book

Act i: the purpose of banks : what banks do and why

Money, guns and lawyers : the business of banking

The origins of baking and the services banks provide : customers, investors and other stakeholders

Out of sigh out of ming? : off-balance sheet banking

Act ii: bank decision-making and the regulation of banks : capital, regulation, purpose and culture

When your chickens come home to roost : bank capital regulation and the search for financial stability

Higher purpose, culture and capital : is banking on culture a capital idea?

Act iii: banks and markets: interactions that affect stability and growth

Financial system architecture : where do banks sit in the financial system?

Changes in banking over time

Act iv: financial crises: causes, effects and cures

Financial crises and banks : what caused the great recession and what where its effects?

Act v: reforming banking and looking ahead : improving banking and the potential interactions with fintech

The final frontier : an improved banking system to achieve financial stability and economic growth

Closing curtain : should banking be fundamentally resigned?

Summing up and looking ahead: fintech and banking.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780190919535

0190919531

OCLC:

1044778769