The Political Economy of Bank Regulation in Developing Countries: Risk and Reputation
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

International banking standards are intended for the regulation of large, complex, risk-taking international banks with trillions of dollars in assets and operations across the globe. Yet they are being implemented in countries with nascent financial markets and small banks that have yet to venture into international markets. Why is this? This book develops a new framework to explain regulatory interdependence between countries in the core and the periphery of the global financial system. Drawing on in-depth analysis of eleven countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, it shows how financial globalisation generates strong reputational and competitive incentives for developing countries to converge on international standards. It explains how specific cross-border relations between regulators, politicians, and banks within developing countries, and international actors including investors, peer regulators, and international financial institutions, generate regulatory interdependence. It explains why some configurations of domestic politics and forms of integration into global finance generate convergence with international standards, while other configurations lead to divergence. This book contributes to our understanding of the ways in which governments and firms in the core of global finance powerfully shape regulatory decisions in the periphery, and the ways that governments and firms from peripheral developing countries manoeuvre within the constraints and opportunities created by financial globalisation.
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The Political Economy of Bank Regulation in Developing Countries: Risk and Reputation
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

International banking standards are intended for the regulation of large, complex, risk-taking international banks with trillions of dollars in assets and operations across the globe. Yet they are being implemented in countries with nascent financial markets and small banks that have yet to venture into international markets. Why is this? This book develops a new framework to explain regulatory interdependence between countries in the core and the periphery of the global financial system. Drawing on in-depth analysis of eleven countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, it shows how financial globalisation generates strong reputational and competitive incentives for developing countries to converge on international standards. It explains how specific cross-border relations between regulators, politicians, and banks within developing countries, and international actors including investors, peer regulators, and international financial institutions, generate regulatory interdependence. It explains why some configurations of domestic politics and forms of integration into global finance generate convergence with international standards, while other configurations lead to divergence. This book contributes to our understanding of the ways in which governments and firms in the core of global finance powerfully shape regulatory decisions in the periphery, and the ways that governments and firms from peripheral developing countries manoeuvre within the constraints and opportunities created by financial globalisation.
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The Political Economy of Bank Regulation in Developing Countries: Risk and Reputation

The Political Economy of Bank Regulation in Developing Countries: Risk and Reputation

The Political Economy of Bank Regulation in Developing Countries: Risk and Reputation

The Political Economy of Bank Regulation in Developing Countries: Risk and Reputation

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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

International banking standards are intended for the regulation of large, complex, risk-taking international banks with trillions of dollars in assets and operations across the globe. Yet they are being implemented in countries with nascent financial markets and small banks that have yet to venture into international markets. Why is this? This book develops a new framework to explain regulatory interdependence between countries in the core and the periphery of the global financial system. Drawing on in-depth analysis of eleven countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, it shows how financial globalisation generates strong reputational and competitive incentives for developing countries to converge on international standards. It explains how specific cross-border relations between regulators, politicians, and banks within developing countries, and international actors including investors, peer regulators, and international financial institutions, generate regulatory interdependence. It explains why some configurations of domestic politics and forms of integration into global finance generate convergence with international standards, while other configurations lead to divergence. This book contributes to our understanding of the ways in which governments and firms in the core of global finance powerfully shape regulatory decisions in the periphery, and the ways that governments and firms from peripheral developing countries manoeuvre within the constraints and opportunities created by financial globalisation.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198841999
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 05/12/2020
Pages: 406
Product dimensions: 9.51(w) x 6.41(h) x 1.07(d)

About the Author

Emily Jones, Associate Professor in Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

Emily Jones is an Associate Professor at the Blavatnik School of Government where she directs the Global Economic Governance Programme https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/research-programmes/global-economic-governan ce-programme which fosters research and debate on how to make the global economy inclusive and sustainable. She is also a Fellow of University College. Emily's research examines the political economy of global trade and finance, focusing on the ways in which governments can exert influence in asymmetric negotiations. Emily teaches courses on international political economy and negotiation strategy and skills for public policy, specialising in international trade. She holds a DPhil in International Political Economy from the University of Oxford, and an MSc (distinction) in Development Economics from the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London, and a first-class BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction, cross-country variation, and analytical argument1. The puzzle: peripheral developing countries implementing international banking standards, Emily Jones2. The challenges international banking standards pose for peripheral developing countries, Emily Jones3. The politics of regulatory convergence and divergence, Emily JonesPart II: Case studies4. Pakistan: Politicians, regulations, and banks advocate Basel, Natalya Naqvi5. Rwanda: Running without legs, Pritish Behuria6. Ghana: Reformist politicians drive Basel implementation, Emily Jones7. West African Economic and Monetary Union: Central bankers drive Basel under IMF pressure, Ousseni Illy and Seydou Ouedraogo8. Tanzania: From institutional hiatus to the return of policy-based lending, Hazel Gray9. Kenya: 'Dubai' in the Savannah, Radha Upadhyaya10. Bolivia: Pulling in two directions - the developmental state and Basel standards, Peter Knaack11. Nigeria: Catch 22 - navigating Basel standards in Nigeria's fragile banking sector, Florence Dafe12. Angola: "For the English to see", Rebecca Engebretsen and Ricardo Soňares de Oliveira13. Vietnam: The dilemma of bringing global financial standards to a socialist market economy, Que-Giang Tran-Thi and Tu-Anh Vu Thanh14. Ethiopia: Raising a vegetarian tiger?, Toni WeisPart III: Conclusion15. Conclusion: Key findings and policy recommendations, Emily Jones
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