This topical book addresses the need for emerging economies in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe to find a new, sustainable growth model that fosters continued convergence with the EU without leading to the build-up of new vulnerabilities. -- The expert contributions frame the discussion...

Foreword / François-Charles Laprévote, Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton -- The special nature of banks and its challenges for competition policy / Ioannis Kokkoris -- Competition, stability and moral hazard: the tension between financial regulation and State aid control / Joanna Gray and...

"The comparative and single-country chapters compare the extent of 'market-based banking' across eleven countries, including all of the G7 economies. The chapters also consider the impact of the financial crisis in terms of necessary government support and lending to non-financial companies....