This open access book is the first attempt to elaborate the formalization phase of banking supervision in eight developed countries - USA, Japan, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France, and UK. This innovative study in the field of banking supervision history identifies why national...

Chapter 1. Motivation and Framework -- Chapter 2. The United States: The First Formalization of Banking Supervision -- Chapter 3. Japan: Formalization of Banking Supervision Including a Reversal -- Chapter 4. Sweden: Early Adopter of Formal Banking Supervision with Incremental Steps -- Chapter...