health provision in more unequal societies. "--World Bank web site …

market players connected through open information, and trade; and, the promotion of competition among jurisdictions, firms …, and individuals. This overview is a presage to the World Development Report 2002, which shows that institutional strength …

"The relationships among competition in the financial sector, access of firms to external financing, and associated … economic growth are ambiguous in theory. Moreover, measuring competition in the financial sector can be complex. In this paper … Claessens and Laeven first estimate for 16 countries a measure of banking system competition based on industrial organization …

methods, and different data sets. "--World Bank web site …

first decade of transition. "--World Bank web site …

institutions, although rooted in local culture, also need to adapt to the changing outside world and challenges. It is through this …