Protecting bank deposits

Banking crises have led many countries to consider deposit insuranceschemes to protect depositors and the banking system itself from the impact of bank failures. But should society be unconditionally responsible for underwiting banking decisions, even those imprudentlytaken? This paper considers the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Imhoff, Alfred (-)
Autor Corporativo: Fondo Monetario Internacional (-)
Otros Autores: Garcia, G. G.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund 1997.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Economic issues ; 9.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31012048*spi
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Sumario:Banking crises have led many countries to consider deposit insuranceschemes to protect depositors and the banking system itself from the impact of bank failures. But should society be unconditionally responsible for underwiting banking decisions, even those imprudentlytaken? This paper considers the fine line that government authorities must tread between assuring the health of the banking system and encouraging recklessness on the part of individual banks by overprotecting deposits.
Notas:"Draws on material originally contained in IMF Working Paper 96/83, 'Deposit insurance : obtaining the benefits and avoiding the pitfalls,' by Gillian Garcia ... Alfred Imhoff prepared the present version"--Pref.
"July 1997"--T.p. verso.
Descripción Física:iii, 14 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781455272884