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Pt. 1 Introduction -- 1. Introduction and overview / Dimitri Vittas -- Pt. 2 General issues in regulatory reform -- 2. Changing the rules of the game / Millard Long and Dimitri Vittas -- 3. The impact of regulation on financial intermediation / Dimitri Vittas -- Pt. 3 Issues in financial liberalization -- 4. Financial liberalization: the case of Japan / Akiyoshi Horiuchi -- 5. Indonesian financial development: a different sequencing? / David C. Cole and Betty F. Slade -- 6. Financial reform in Chile: lessons in regulation and deregulation / Hernan Cortés Douglas -- Pt. 4 Banking crises and restructuring -- 7. Bank restructuring in Malaysia 1985-88 / Andrew Sheng -- 8. The norwegian experience with financial liberalization and baking problems / Jon A Solheim -- 9. The United States savings and loan debacle: some lessons for the regulation of financial institutions / Lawrence J White -- Pt. 5 Regulatory framework for banks and other financial institutions -- 10. Prudential regulation and banking supervision / Vicent P. Polizatto -- 11. The role of deposit insurance / Samuel H Talley and Ignacio Mas -- 12. Life insurance regulation in the United Kingdom and Germany / Thomas Rabe -- Pt. 6 Regulatory issues in integrated financial systems -- 13. Universal banking: the canadian view / Charles Freedman -- 14. The case for and against financial conglomerate groups: the italian debate on the eve of the eurpean banking integration / Mario Draghi -- 15. Bank holding companies: a better structure for conducting universal banking? / Samuel H Talley -- Index.

During the 19802, dramatic changes took place worldwide in the area of financial regulation. Governments in both developed and developing countries implemented extensive regulatory reform, relaxing or removing those economic and structural regulations that inhibit innovation and stifle competition. In their place, they introduced or strengthened prudential, organizational, and protective controls intended to promote efficiency while also safeguarding stability and fairness in the financial system. This book analyzes the theoretical and practical arguments for and against different types of regulations, and reviews postwar experience with regulatory reform. Detailed case studies discuss the experiences of Japan, Indonesia, Chile, Malaysia, Norway, the US, Germany, the UK, Canada and Italy. The book also discusses extensively a number of important policy issues: the pace and sequence of financial liberalization; the handling of banking crises; the modes of bank restructuring; the scope of prudential regulation and supervision; the role of deposit insurance; the case for and against universal banking and financial conglomerates; and the use of holding company structures. This book is intended for policymakers, advisers, and researchers who seek to understand the advantages and disadvantages of different types of financial regulations and to determine the appropriate dimensions, pace, and sequence of regulatory reform in the financial sector.