The purpose of this paper is to perform a cross-country survey of the level of integration of systems of financial cooperatives (FC) and its effect on measures of performance. We develop a classification scheme based on a theoretical framework that builds on published work using transaction cost...

This paper addresses topics on which an agreement is necessary to arrive at consensus guidelines or principles of regulation and supervision of cooperative financial institutions (CFIs) in developing countries. Specifically we identify those aspects related to CFI industry structure, governance,...

"Leading authorities contribute papers on a wide variety of topics related to recent developments in the country's financial system. Topics include integration with the new global markets, effects of financial reform on the macroeconomy, deregulation, and reforms in the country's stock...