transparency and accountability in government and industry alike. "--World Bank web site … credit ratings proved so inaccurate, and why it is superficial to blame the crisis on mark-to-market accounting, an … supervision in every country in the world. The paper concludes by identifying reforms that would improve incentives by increasing …

conducive to crisis can also be associated with more unequal societies."--World Bank web site …

strengthen countries' financial systems"--World Bank web site … governments around the world as monitors of their self-owned banks. Countries should build on this potential for market discipline … the Finance Team, Development Research Group - is part of a larger effort in the Bank to provide research on what works to …

the bank credit crunch. The results are consistent with the "redistribution view" of trade credit provision, in which bank … financial stand "--World Bank web site …"The authors study the effect of financial crises on trade credit in a sample of 890 firms in six emerging economies …