Financial crises have become an all-too-common occurrence over the past twenty years, largely as a result of changes in finance brought about by increasing internationalization and integration. As domestic financial systems and economies become more interlinked, weaknesses can significantly...

Regulating Capital -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Financial Regulators and International Relations -- 2. Capital Regulation: A Brief Primer -- 3. Regulators, Legislatures, and Domestic Balancing -- 4. Banking: The Road to the Basel Accord -- 5. Securities: Financial Instability and...