Rethinking bank regulation : till angels govern / James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio, Jr., Ross Levine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barth, James R., author.

Caprio, Gerard, author.

Levine, Ross, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banking law.

Banks and banking--State supervision.

Banks and banking.

Banks and banking--Government policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 428 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume assembles and presents a database on bank regulation in over 150 countries (included also on CD). It offered the first comprehensive cross-country assessment of the impact of bank regulation on the operation of banks, and assesses the validity of the Basel Committee's influential approach to bank regulation. The treatment also provides an empirical evaluation of the historic debate about the proper role of government in the economy by studying bank regulation and analyzes the role of politics in determining regulatory approaches to banking. The data also indicate that restrictions on the entry of banks, government ownership of banks, and restrictions on bank activities hurt banking system performance. The authors find that domestic political factors shape both regulations and their effectiveness.

Contents:

Contrasting approaches to bank regulation

How are banks regulated and supervised around the world?

What works best?

Choosing bank regulations

Rethinking bank regulation.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-70341-5

9786610703418

0-511-20179-6

0-511-13444-4

0-511-13760-5

0-511-75381-0

0-511-13543-2

OCLC:

252530186