The problem with 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...

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Main Author: Rethel, Lena
Other Authors: Sinclair, Timothy J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Zed Books, 2012.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of 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?