and banking sectors and the co-evolution of public governance and business institutions. The contributors discuss the role …

reconciles how key factors such as industrialization, innovation, and infrastructure can influence a nation's competitiveness. He …

1. Financial innovation and the economics of banking and the financial system / David T. Llewellyn -- 2. Is financial … / Reinhard H. Schmidt -- 4. Technological innovation in banking : the shift to ATMS and implicit pricing of network convenience … / Santiago Carbó Valverde and David B. Humphrey -- 5. Financial innovation in internet banking : a comparative analysis …

have made them major players in the global arena of banking and finance. Protected by the German taxpayer's seemingly … force in the international banking sector. These state-owned banks enjoy special privileges and government support which … government intervention in the banking sector. He predicts that European integration and the introduction of the euro will lead …

, competitiveness will become fiercer, resulting in increased uncertainty, intensifying the level of risk even further. Banking and …Financial reform has been a major concern for China's transitional economy - especially in the realms of banking and … opportunities. The relationships between the market structure, behavior and performance of China's banking and insurance industries …