Bank Failures in the Major Trading Countries of the World

BENTON E. GUP is Professor in Finance and Chair of Banking at the University of Alabama's College of Commerce, Tuscaloosa. He is known internationally as a lecturer in executive development and as a consultant in finance to government and industry. He is the author or coauthor of several major textbooks in banking, finance, and investment, and his many articles on financial topics have appeared in the major journals of his field.

Introduction Key Concepts Contagion Crises Failure and Near Failure Insolvent Panics Resolution Runs Significant Incidents Systemic Risk Country Analysis: Part I Belgium Canada France Germany Italy Country Analysis: Part II Japan The Netherlands Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States Summary of Failures and Near Failures, Resolutions, and Significant Incidents Failures Resolutions Significant Incidents Too Big To Fail: An International Perspective The Doctrine Methods of Intervention Prudential Regulation of Banks: Is it Effective? The Changing Environment Harmonization of Prudential Regulation The Purposes of Regulation Theories of Regulation Problems with Regulatory Structure Regulatory Failures The Cost of Bank Regulation The Evolution of Bank Regulation Conclusion Crisis In Thailand: A Case Study Thailand Growth, Prosperity, and Bubbles Lessons References Appendix: Bank Failures, Systemic Risk, and Bank Regulation References Index