Finance for Development Latin America in Comparative Perspective

Acknowledgments

1. Finance for Development: Issues and Trends

PART I: Changes in Latin America's Financial System since 1990: Comparisons with East Asia

2. Financial Liberalization, Crisis, and the Aftermath

3. Changes in Ownership: Public, Private, and Foreign Banks

4. Toward Stability: Regulation, Supervision, and the Macroeconomic Context

5. From Banks to Capital Markets: New Sources of Finance

PART II: The Impact of the New Financial System on Investment and Access in Latin America

6. Chile: Mixed Ownership Provides a New Model

7. Mexico: Foreign Banks Assume Control

8. Brazil: Public Banks Continue to Play a Key Role

PART III: Policy Recommendations for a Stronger Financial System

9. A Policy Agenda for the Financial Sector

References

Index