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The UK’s privatized utilities experience: why the regulators are under attack

Nwankwo, Sonny; Richardson, Bill - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 9 (1996) 3, pp. 26-39

As demand mounts for a review of the UK’s privatized utilities regulatory system, focuses on an increasing public phenomenon ‐ that of conflict between regulators and regulatees. Identifies the factors contributing to the difficulties which the regulators face in carrying out their roles....

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Is growth good for the poor? Thailand’s boom and bust

Warr, Peter G. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 27 (2000) 7/8/9/10, pp. 862-877

In the past two decades, Thailand experienced a prolonged economic boom followed by a collapse. During the boom the incidence of absolute poverty fell dramatically but relative inequality increased. The collapse of 1997 had the reverse effects. The poor became significantly worse off in an...

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Organizational learning and unlearning

Starbuck, William H. - In: The Learning Organization 24 (2017) 1, pp. 30-38

organizations struggling to survive serious crises. Findings Very diverse kinds of organizations run into serious crises, and many … organizations fail because they respond poorly or slowly to these crises. Slow and inadequate initial responses result in … if they deal with serious crises more effectively. Top management teams especially may benefit from discussing how to …

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Competition law and policy for the EU banking sector in a period of increased economic uncertainty

Kapsis, Ilias - In: International Journal of Law and Management 54 (2012) 4, pp. 284-301

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to discuss the long‐term impact of the current financial and economic crisis on competition in the European Union (EU) banking sector. Design/methodology/approach – The article first discusses the long term role of competition in the banking sector,...

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The FSA: The first six years

Foot, Michael - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 12 (2004) 3, pp. 201-205

Michael Foot, one of the initial managing directors of the Financial Services Authority when it was founded in 1998, looks back over his six year period in office. He identifies the main external and internal challenges that the new body faced and explains how management sought to articulate and...

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The corporate governance of banks

Mullineux, Andy - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 14 (2006) 4, pp. 375-382

Purpose – To consider the implications of the banks fiduciary duty to their depositors (as well as the shareholders … banks. Design/methodology/approach – Recent contributions to the literature are outlined and assessed in the context of the … asymmetric information literature relating to banking. Findings – The good CG of banks requires regulation to balance the …

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The regulation of British retail banking utilities

Mullineux, Andy - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 17 (2009) 4, pp. 453-466

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider in the light of the post August 2007 banking crises, how “fair … Financial Services Authority (FSA). The paper argues for the establishment of a banking commission to regulate retail banks as …, then retail banks should be regulated as utilities. Originality/value – The banking crisis led to calls for banks to …

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Financial innovation and social welfare

Mullineux, Andrew William (Andy) - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 18 (2010) 3, pp. 243-256

pharmaceutical industry. Originality/value – The global banking crisis led to calls for banks to maintain lending to small‐ and …, retail banks are utilities and should be regulated as such. …

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Viewpoints: when the Islamisation model doesn't work

Ul‐Haq, Razwan - In: Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research 3 (2012) 1, pp. 57-66

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to encourage debate around the issues of the bank and Islamisation. Design/methodology/approach – The work is an ideological examination of approaches to Islamisation and includes references to thinkers from Muslim history. Findings – The Islamisation...

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Protecting the financial system from abuse

Barry Johnston, R.; Carrington, Ian - In: Journal of Money Laundering Control 9 (2006) 1, pp. 48-61

Purpose – To examine the implications of the changing compliance environment confronting banks as the international … describes recent regulatory and financial sector developments and draws analytical lessons. Findings – Banks are facing …

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