The debates around financial services regulation are fierce and unending, and with every new development or law, rigid positions seem to grow. In this insightful new book, expert author John A. Consiglio discusses developments in this vital part of the wide world of finance.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Glossary -- Overview -- 1 Banking Regulation and Supervision: Conceptual Framework and Stylized Facts -- 2 Market Discipline -- 3 Bank Capital Regulation -- Statistical Appendixes -- A:...

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