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The problem with banks / Lena Rethel & Timothy J. Sinclair.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London ; New York : Zed Books, 2012.Description: x, 147 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1848139381 (pbk.)
  • 9781848139381 (pbk.)
  • 184813939X
  • 9781848139398 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.1 23
LOC classification:
  • HG 1573 R438p 2012
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Contents:
Glossary -- Preface -- Banks in crisis time and time again -- Banking is a confidence game -- Disintermediation and financial innovation -- Self-regulation and risk-taking -- Problems with reform proposals -- Conclusion: What is to be done about banks?
Summary: In this timely and provocative book, Rethel and Sinclair examine banking in America, Asia and Europe, and the circumstances that have transformed banks' attitude to risk. They argue that government, rather than restraining banks, plays a major role in shaping their motivation and behaviour, and they call for wider-ranging regulation. The Problem with Banks is a concise, essential overview of a pressing global issue.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HG 1573 R438p 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000126880

Includes bibliographical references (p. [132]-141) and index.

Glossary --
Preface --
Banks in crisis time and time again --
Banking is a confidence game --
Disintermediation and financial innovation --
Self-regulation and risk-taking --
Problems with reform proposals --
Conclusion: What is to be done about banks?

In this timely and provocative book, Rethel and Sinclair examine banking in America, Asia and Europe, and the circumstances that have transformed banks' attitude to risk. They argue that government, rather than restraining banks, plays a major role in shaping their motivation and behaviour, and they call for wider-ranging regulation. The Problem with Banks is a concise, essential overview of a pressing global issue.

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