transparency and accountability in government and industry alike. "--World Bank web site …

bank soundness. BCP compliance assessments provide a unique source of information about the quality of bank supervision and … regulation around the world. The authors find a significant and positive relationship between bank soundness (measured with Moody … Core Principles. "--World Bank web site …

"A rapidly growing empirical literature is studying the causes and consequences of bank fragility in contemporary … the policies to forestall them. The paper concludes by identifying directions for future research. "--World Bank web site …