After developing a framework for analysing the role of the financial sector in economic growth, the author reviews the evolution of Philippine financial reform and examines the impact of financial reform on savings, efficiency of allocation, long-term capital supply and use of external capital....

This book is the first study to provide a comprehensive picture of the reality and structure of dollarization in Cambodia, which has been achieving rapid economic and financial development since the end of 1998, when full piece reigned over the kingdom. It uses the micro-level data collected...

Little microeconomic analysis of the banking business in Malaysia has been conducted. The only known serious academic research in this area is by Katib et al. (2000). This paper contributes to the expansion of the results of the empirical study by Katib et al.. (2000)., in two respects. Firstly,...