The volume is divided into five traditional areas of finance: the macroeconomy, banking, securities markets, pension issues, and regulations. Four cross-cutting messages emerge. First, the erosion of national frontiers by trade, tourism, migration, and capital account liberalization means that...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Contributors -- 1. Globalization and National Financial Systems: Issues of Integration and Size -- Part I. Macroeconomics and Globalization -- 2. Deposit Dollarization and the Financial Sector -- Part II. Banking -- 3. Bank Efficiency and Financial System Size --...