The corporate governance of banks : (Record no. 25116)

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Level of effort used to assign subject headings TLC
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Levine, Ross.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The corporate governance of banks :
Remainder of title a concise discussion of concepts and evidence /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Ross Levine.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Washington, D. C :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. World Bank,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2004.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 19p ;
Dimensions 27 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Also available online.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note "Levine examines the corporate governance of banks. When banks efficiently mobilize and allocate funds, this lowers the cost of capital to firms, boosts capital formation, and stimulates productivity growth. So, weak governance of banks reverberates throughout the economy with negative ramifications for economic development. After reviewing the major governance concepts for corporations in general, the author discusses two special attributes of banks that make them special in practice: greater opaqueness than other industries and greater governance of banks and draws tentative policy lessons. In sum, existing work suggests that it is important to strengthen the ability and incentives of private investors to exert governance over banks rather than to rely excessively on government regulators. These conclusions, however, are particularly tentative because more research is needed on
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
506 ## - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE
Terms governing access Open access.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical subject Corporate governance.
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Topical subject Banks and banking
General subdivision Government policy.
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a BSPC
b SPC
c HG3881.5
d .W57 no.3404
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    Library of Congress Classification     University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Campus Library   18.06.2019   Spc HG 3881.5 .W57 no. 3404 56709 18.06.2019 18.06.2019 Books