Banking Regulation and Globalization

by Andreas Busch

Overview

This book contains detailed case studies on banking policy in 4 countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland). The main contribution of this book lies in a careful empirical study of a subject area most affected by the globalisation of financial markets, namely the state regulation of the banking industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191029868
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	10/11/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Andreas Busch is Chair of Comparative Political Economy, Department of Political Science, University of Göttingen. He holds a doctorate and a Habilitation in political science from the University of Heidelberg, where he also was Assistant Professor from 1993 to 2000. In 1997/98 he was John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow at the Center for European Studies of Harvard University.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Globalization and State Capacity2. The State and the Regulation of the Banking Sector3. The United States: Deadlock through Fragmentation4. The Federal Republic of Germany: Keeping the State at Arm's Length5. The United Kingdom: Late Codication, Early Reform6. Switzerland: High Risks, Joint Responsibilities7. State and Banking Regulation in Comparative Perspective8. Conclusion: National Institutions as Filters of GlobalisationPostscriptum: The 2007/08 subprime mortgage crisis and banking regulationBibliography