Regulation and Supervision of Financial Institutions in the NAFTA Countries and Beyond

Preface. Part I: Sound Finance, Deposit Insurance, and Systemic Risk. 1. Sound Finance and the Wealth of Nations; H.J. Blommestein, M.G. Spencer. 2. Lessons for Transitional and Developing Economies from U.S. Deposit Insurance Reform; G.G. Kaufman. 3. Systemic Risk in Banking: Concept and Models; M. Loretan. Part II: Global and European Approaches to the Powers and Constraints Placed on Banking and Finance Institutions. 4. International Agreements in the Area of Banking and Finance: Accomplishments and Outstanding Issues; W.R. White. 5. Regional Financial Integration in Europe: A Blueprint for North America; B. Höfer, G.M. von Furstenberg. Part III: International Regulatory Competition: United States and Canada. 6. Competition and Convergence of Bank Regulation in NAFTA; M. Fratianni. 7. Trade in Financial Services in NAFTA: A Public Choice Approach; J.C. Pattison. 8. Integration and Globalization of the Canadian and U.S. Banking Industries: A Modest Role for NAFTA? D.E. Nolle. 9. Regulatory Issues Arising from Financial Integration; N. Le Pan. Part IV: U.S. Financial Reform Legislation and the Model for NAFTA. 10. The Evolving U.S. Legislative Agenda in Banking and Finance; E.J. Kane. 11. Financial Conglomeration: Issues and Questions; A.V. Thakor. 12. A Financial System that Strengthens Market Forces: What is Most Needed? H. Rosenblum. Part V: Reform of the Mexican Banking System and Its Regulatory, Supervisory, and Payment Relations with the United States.13. Consolidated Supervision of Cross-Border Banking Activities: Principles and Practice in the NAFTA Context; M.G. Martinson. 14. Mexico's Banking Crisis: Origins, Consequences, and Countermeasures; J. Gavito, et al. 15. Efficiency and Risk in Small-Value, Cross-Border Payments: The North American Case; J.C. Marquardt, et al. Index.