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The German state banks - or Landesbanks - are not only some of the largest banks in Germany but are also a dominant force in the international banking sector. These state-owned banks enjoy special privileges and government support which have made them major players in the global arena of banking...
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1. Financial reform in Australia -- 2. Price stabilization, the banking crisis and financial reform in Brazil -- 3 …
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This book compares the successes and failures of the development and growth processes of Argentina and Brazil. It … distribution -- pt. 5. The state and the privatization experience -- pt. 6. Regional development -- pt. 7. Inflation and …
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enable eastern Germany to catch-up with western Germany's productivity and living standards. This book evaluates the main … privatization * labour market and industrial policy, including an analysis of wage restraint and cost reduction * the prospects for …
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The handbook of Islamic banking comprises 25 studies by leading international experts on Islamic banking and finance specially commissioned to analyse the various debates and the current state of play in the field. This comprehensive handbook provides a succinct analysis of the workings of...
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Russian Banking considers the rise of commercial market-oriented banks in Russia, their links with government and non-financial companies and their role as intermediaries in the provision of finance for investment. The contributors explore the legacy of the Soviet past and current functions of...
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makers and academics on the appropriateness and effectiveness of bank taxation in the light of the financial crisis. It … whether VAT should be extended to financial services. This comprehensive book offers an ethical perspective on bank taxation … and financial stability to complement the traditional political economy approach. It also considers how a bank levy or …
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The Handbook of International Banking provides a clearly accessible source of reference material, covering the main developments that reveal how the internationalization and globalization of banking have developed over recent decades to the present, and analyses the creation of a new global...
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1. Corporate governance, bank regulation and activity expansion in the United States -- 2. Corporate governance in … banks : does the board structure matter? -- 3. Corporate governance and bank performance -- 4. Corporate governance at … community banks : one size does not fit all -- 5. Bank mergers and insider trading -- 6. Conflicts of interest and corporate …
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efficiency of their economic systems rapidly through liberalization and privatization. The book assesses whether the presence of …
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