Developing countries and the global financial system
Subtitle: report of the Conference on Developing Countries and the Global Financial System, Lancaster House, London 22-23 June 2000
By: edited by Stephany Griffith-Jones and Amar Bhattacharya.
Contributors: Griffith-Jones, Stephany.; Bhattacharya, Amar, 1952-
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: International finance.; Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-178).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Foreword vii; title: Introduction 1; title: Stephany Griffith-Jones, Commonwealth Secretariat and; title: Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Adviser, Poverty Reduction and; title: Economic Management Network, World Bank; title: Background 1; title: Issues for Discussion 4; title: PART 1 REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE 11; title: Developing Countries and the Global Financial System 13; title: Stephany Griffith-Jones and Amar Bhattacharya; title: Introduction 13; title: Overview 14; title: International Standards and Domestic Regulation 17; title: International Regulatory Challenges 19; title: Private Sector Involvement in Crisis Resolution 23; title: The Role of the IFIs in the New Financial Architecture 26; title: Issues of Global Governance 29; title: Capital Account Liberalisation and its Critique 31; title: Conclusions 33; title: PART 2 PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE 35; title: New International Standards for Financial Stability: 37; title: Desirable Regulatory Reform or a Runaway Juggernaut?; title: Shankar Acharya, Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance,; title: India; title: What, Why, Who and When of Standards 37; title: The Recent Resurgence of Standards 38; title: Standards: The Official Indian View 40; title: Some Issues 41; title: Concluding Remarks 43; title: Annex 45; title: Speaking Notes on:; title: International Standards and Domestic Regulation 49; title: Alastair Clark, Executive Director, Bank of England; title: Introduction 49; title: Why? 49; title: What? 50; title: How? 53; title: Conclusions 55; title: The Disturbing Interaction between the Madness 57; title: of Crowds and the Risk Management of Banks; title: Avinash Persaud, Managing Director, Head of Global Research,; title: State Street Bank; title: Summary 57; title: A Cyclical Debate 57; title: How More Market-sensitive Risk Management can Create Risk 59; title: What Should Policy-Makers and Regulators Do? 65; title: International Transparency and Regulatory Challenges 67; title: Stephany Griffith-Jones and Amar Bhattacharya; title: Better Transparency 67; title: Better Regulation 68; title: Crises and Global Financial Consolidation: 77; title: Lessons for International Regulation?; title: Philip Turner, Director, Emerging Markets, Bank for; title: International Settlements; title: Introduction 77; title: Lessons from Crises 77; title: Coping with Global Banking Consolidation 86; title: Conclusion 88; title: The Future of the IMF and the World Bank 89; title: Montek S. Ahluwalia, Member, Planning Commission, India; title: The Future Role of the IMF 89; title: The Role of the World Bank 94; title: The Role of the IMF: A Guide to the Reports 97; title: John Williamson, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics; title: Introduction 97; title: The Scope of the IMF 98; title: Surveillance 101; title: Lending 103; title: Governance 107; title: An Agenda for Reform of the IMF 109; title: Concluding Remarks 123; title: Future Role of the IMF: A Developing Country 125; title: Point of View; title: Aziz A/i Mohammed, Adviser, G-24; title: Introduction 125; title: Issues Arising from Recent Policy Declarations and Reports 127; title: The World Bank in a 'Globalising' World 137; title: Shahidjaved Burki, Chief Executive Officer, EMP-Financial Advisors,; title: Washington, DC; title: Systemic Reform at a Standstill: A Flock of 'Gs' 147; title: in Search of Global Financial Stability; title: Roy Culpeper, President, The North-South Institute; title: Introduction 147; title: The Context: Life after the 'Asian Crisis' 149; title: The Evolution of Global Financial Governance 151; title: Systemic Reform: Architects v. Plumbers 160; title: Conclusion: The Unfinished Global Reform Agenda and 171; title: Regional Alternatives.