Ebook: The Banking and Financial Structure in the Nafta Countries and Chile

Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect at the start of 1994, production and trade in goods and services have become ever more integrated in the region. Banking and financial systems thus also must increasingly inform, adjudicate, transact, invest, insure, and intermediate all across North America. Presently, however, there is no single or up-to-date source of information on the banking and finance systems of current (Canada, the United States, and Mexico) and prospective (Chile) NAFTA countries. This volume presents the first report on the banking and financial structure of each of the three NAFTA countries and Chile.

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Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect at the start of 1994, production and trade in goods and services have become ever more integrated in the region. Banking and financial systems thus also must increasingly inform, adjudicate, transact, invest, insure, and intermediate all across North America. Presently, however, there is no single or up-to-date source of information on the banking and finance systems of current (Canada, the United States, and Mexico) and prospective (Chile) NAFTA countries. This volume presents the first report on the banking and financial structure of each of the three NAFTA countries and Chile.

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Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect at the start of 1994, production and trade in goods and services have become ever more integrated in the region. Banking and financial systems thus also must increasingly inform, adjudicate, transact, invest, insure, and intermediate all across North America. Presently, however, there is no single or up-to-date source of information on the banking and finance systems of current (Canada, the United States, and Mexico) and prospective (Chile) NAFTA countries. This volume presents the first report on the banking and financial structure of each of the three NAFTA countries and Chile.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Canada’s Economy and Financial System: Recent and Prospective Developments and the Policy Issues They Pose....Pages 2-42
Challenges for the Further Restructuring of the Financial-Services Industry in Canada....Pages 44-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Financial Integration and Chile’s Macroeconomic Performance....Pages 108-113
Macroeconomic and Financial Policy in Chile....Pages 114-138
The Current Debate Over Changes in Chile’s Bank Act....Pages 140-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Recovering Stability and Growth in Mexico’s Economy and Financial System....Pages 154-182
Crisis Management & Institutional Change Aimed at the Prevention of Future Crises....Pages 184-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
The Political Economy of Banking and Financial Regulation in the United States....Pages 200-212
The Transformation of the U.S. Financial System....Pages 214-258
Back Matter....Pages 259-266

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Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect at the start of 1994, production and trade in goods and services have become ever more integrated in the region. Banking and financial systems thus also must increasingly inform, adjudicate, transact, invest, insure, and intermediate all across North America. Presently, however, there is no single or up-to-date source of information on the banking and finance systems of current (Canada, the United States, and Mexico) and prospective (Chile) NAFTA countries. This volume presents the first report on the banking and financial structure of each of the three NAFTA countries and Chile.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Canada’s Economy and Financial System: Recent and Prospective Developments and the Policy Issues They Pose....Pages 2-42
Challenges for the Further Restructuring of the Financial-Services Industry in Canada....Pages 44-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Financial Integration and Chile’s Macroeconomic Performance....Pages 108-113
Macroeconomic and Financial Policy in Chile....Pages 114-138
The Current Debate Over Changes in Chile’s Bank Act....Pages 140-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Recovering Stability and Growth in Mexico’s Economy and Financial System....Pages 154-182
Crisis Management & Institutional Change Aimed at the Prevention of Future Crises....Pages 184-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
The Political Economy of Banking and Financial Regulation in the United States....Pages 200-212
The Transformation of the U.S. Financial System....Pages 214-258
Back Matter....Pages 259-266
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