pt. 1. The structure of financial markets and the role of regulation -- pt. 2. Bank capital adequacy regulation and its … effect on bank behaviour -- pt. 3. European financial regulation and crisis management -- pt. 4. Central clearing of …, especially with the growing number of banking and financial crises and the current credit crisis that has threatened the …

This timely book examines the authorization of Shari'ah-compliant intermediaries as either credit institutions or as …

. Exchange rate regimes in theory and practice -- 5. Is foreign exchange intervention effective? : the japanese experiences in … financial regulation? -- 10. Working with market forces …

regulation -- pt. 4. The evolving international financial architecture. …

This concise book gives a unique overview of bank taxation as an alternative or a compliment to prudential regulation … or non-revenue taxation. Existing bank taxation is reviewed with a view to eliminating distortions in the tax system … by taxpayers. Secondly, they show that a bank levy used to finance deposit guarantee and bank resolution mechanisms is …

actors, be they individuals or institutions not permitted to contribute to financial market regulation as a public good. As … that arise between various interests and how these are managed within the process of regulation …pt. 1. The theory of financial market governance and the problem of inclusion and exclusion -- pt. 2. Case studies …

's transition to a knowledge economy within a global context -- 10. The spatial dimension of inter-firm learning : case study and … the knowledge economy. Regional Economies as Knowledge Laboratories illustrates how newer types of regional analysis …--utilising scientometrics, knowledge services measures and university networks, and concepts such as knowledge life cycles, experimental …

highlight the important role of knowledge in the production system and in doing so make an important contribution to a key …

economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm …Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and … capabilities - the central argument of the book is that the extent of knowledge diffusion is an important determinant of economic …