This article examines the trend of increased involvement by the private sector in the area of international banking regulation and supervision. The analysis centers on an evolving "public-private partnership" among governments, banking authorities, and large and complex banking organizations....

This paper provides a brief analysis of three major questions raised in the context of the recent global financial crisis. First, how similar is the crisis to previous episodes? We argue that the crisis featured some close similarities to earlier ones, including the presence of credit and asset...