Big banks are capable of wreaking havoc on the global economy, and governments have often felt powerless to stop them. Regulators have responded by developing coordinated programs to handle banks, insurers, broker dealers, shadow banks and other businesses that can blow up in a crisis. This...

A transformative forty years -- The structure and rules of the globalized governance of finance -- Banking, global oversight's ne plus ultra -- Securities regulation: cooperation instead of harmonization -- Cooperation in insurance: a slow start, but a fast present -- The other networks of...