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Vanishing growth in Latin America : the late twentieth century experience
Solimano, Andrés (contributor) - 2006
Economic growth in Latin America and the rise of material welfare has lagged behind that of more dynamic areas of the world economy. In a region prone to policy experiments, the policies of the Washington Consensus applied since the 1990s failed to bring sustained growth to most of Latin...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851916
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Economic liberalization, distribution, and poverty : Latin America in the 1990s
Taylor, Lance (contributor); Vos, Rob (contributor);  … - 2002
Since the late 1980s, almost all Latin American countries have undergone a series of far-reaching economic reforms, particularly in the areas of financial and capital account liberalization and trade. This book provides a comparative and analytical framework for assessing the impact of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852091
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Monetary policy challenges in Latin America
Toledo, Fernando (ed.); Rochon, Louis-Philippe (ed.) - 2023
"This ground-breaking book analyses the severe monetary policy challenges facing Latin American countries. Contributors reflect on how these issues should be addressed by policy-makers, identifying the need for a synergic response from regional central banks. Arguing that the challenges...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437071
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Handbook of international banking
Mullineux, A. W. (contributor); Murinde, Victor (contributor) - 2003
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420078
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Corporate governance in banking : a global perspective
Gup, Benton E. (contributor) - 2007
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420095
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Handbook of Islamic banking
Hassan, M. Kabir (contributor); Lewis, Mervyn K. (contributor) - 2007
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850684
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Russian banking : evolution, problems and prospects
Lane, David Stuart (contributor) - 2002
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851205
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Taxing banks fairly
Chaudhry, Sajid M. (contributor) - 2014
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851428
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The German state banks : global players in the international financial markets
Sinn, Hans-Werner - 1999
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473811
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Financial intermediation in the new Europe : banks, markets, and regulation in EU accession countries
Masciandaro, Donato (ed.) - 2004
What role will the current evolution of banking systems play in the newly adopted EU countries during the historic challenges following enlargement? This book, a blend of economics and political economy, offers a systematic analysis of the current trends in financial intermediation in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474000