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Why are there so many banking crises? : the politics and policy of bank regulation /

Almost every country in the world has sophisticated systems to prevent banking crises. Yet such crises--and the massive financial and social damage they can cause--remain common throughout the world. Does deposit insurance encourage depositors and bankers to take excessive risks? Are banking regulat...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rochet, Jean-Charles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Almost every country in the world has sophisticated systems to prevent banking crises. Yet such crises--and the massive financial and social damage they can cause--remain common throughout the world. Does deposit insurance encourage depositors and bankers to take excessive risks? Are banking regulations poorly designed? Or are banking regulators incompetent? Jean-Charles Rochet, one of the world's leading authorities on banking regulation, argues that the answer in each case is "no." In Why Are There So Many Banking Crises?, he makes the case that, although many banking crises are precipitated
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 308 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781400828319
1400828317