"There is a wide cross-country variation in the institutional structure of bank failure resolution, including the role of the deposit insurer. The authors use quantitative analysis for 57 countries and discuss specific country cases to illustrate this variation. Using data for over 1,700 banks...

The specific objectives of this study are to document, and analyze the extent, and modalities of savings practiced by rural households, and enterprises, identifying the factors that limit, and help explain rural savings in financial form, on the demand, and supply sides, as well as setting forth...