An account of the principal phases in the development of the English banking system, and an analysis of the financial structure of the economy of the UK. The book focuses in detail on the regulatory and supervisory aspects of the UK banking system, and the interactions between the structural...

This book studies typical issues regarding China’s financial security, such as internal and external currency security, herd behavior in bank credit, system risk in the stock market, major risks in the insurance industry, risks related to shadow banking, and real-estate finance security. The...

The origins of financial accounts in the United States and Italy: Copeland, Baffi and the institutions -- Private sector debt matters too: theoretical perspectives on credit and the building of financial accounts -- Household wealth in a cross-country perspective -- Should household wealth and...

Vera Stolz-Gerhardt untersucht die Notwendigkeit der Rettung systemrelevanter Banken und diskutiert darauf aufbauend die in der Finanzkrise 2007 - 2009 etablierten staatlich induzierten Bankenrettungsmaßnahmen (Bailouts). Sie zeigt auf, dass diese das systemische Risiko insgesamt erhöhen...

This edited volume focuses specifically on the theme of financial innovation and how financial resiliency was achieved in Naples. To highlight both the achievements of the public banks of Naples and their lessons for financial resiliency, the book focuses on financial crises and how they were...

Ein entscheidendes Problem in Finanzkrisen sind die starken Vermögensverluste von Banken. Bankaktiva verlieren erheblich an Wert, man spricht hierbei von toxischen Aktiva. Staaten und Zentralbanken reagieren darauf, indem sie angeschlagene Banken beispielsweise durch die Einrichtung sogenannter...

Sustainability transitions -- Finanzierung erneuerbarer Energien -- Finanzsysteme, Energiewirtschaft und -politik Deutschlands und Polens -- Beitrag von institutionellen und strategischen Investoren, Banken, Regionalakteuren zur Energiewende .

1. Introduction -- 2.Methodology and stylised facts -- 3. Labour input and labour income -- 4. Capital stock and capacity utilisation -- 5. Growth and development accounting -- 6. The neoclassical growth model -- 7. Markets and distortions -- 8. Growth and the financial environment -- 9. Credit...

This fascinating and timely work explores in detail the changes in the Indian banking sector over the last 20 years, and puts them into a comparative perspective with the Chinese banking sector. For this purpose, the author develops a detailed indicator-based framework for assessing the...

A survey of past financial crises, starting with the great banking collapses of the interwar period. The current turmoil has prompted a number of questions regarding both its origins and ways to avoid its repetition. The historical background and the evolving institutional framework of banking...