Given the increase in large scale mergers throughout the world, this book addresses the growing problem of restricted competition through collusion and the perennial debate surrounding the use of government subsidies for industries to further national interests. The aims of the book are...

The Banking Environment -- Alternative Perspectives on Bank Behavior -- The Industrial Economics of Banking -- The Economics of Banking Antitrust -- Bank Competition, Stability, and Regulation -- Economic Foundations of International Banking -- Capital Regulation, Bank Behavior, and Market...