Globalization and the Reform of the International Banking and Monetary System

The book argues that a successful monetary and banking reform requires: a rollback of monetary nationalism and return to monetary internationalism; trust in the banking system with its basic functions restored; a balance between competition and solidarity in order to assure political and social acceptance of globalization.

Autorentext
OTTO HIERONYMI is Professor of International Relations, Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland. His previous positions include: International Economist, Morgan Guaranty Trust in New York, USA, Senior Economist, Battelle Memorial Institute in Geneva, Switzerland, and International Economic Advisor of the Hungarian Prime Minister and Members of the Economic Cabinet.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction; O.Hieronymi From 'Global Finance' to the Crisis of Globalization; O.Hieronymi An Agenda for the Reform of the International Monetary System; O.Hieronymi The Global Financial Crisis, Central Banking and the Reform of the International Monetary and Financial System; M.Sakbani The Role of the IMF; D.Kaeser The Financial Landscape - Seen From a Converging Country; P.Bod International Institutional Reforms Between Economic Growth and Sustainable Development; B.Burgenmeier The Impact of Corporate Governance on Financial Markets; A.Baladi Banks, Their Role and Responsibility in the Crisis, Their Future; E.Carton Sovereign Wealth Funds: Strategies of Geo-Economic Power Projections; G.Csurgai The WTO's Doha Development Agenda: An Unclear Roadmap; S.Marchi The Multilateral Trading System: Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries in the WTO; C.Perez del Castillo Swiss Financial Self-Regulation Mechanisms in the Fight Against Money-Laundering and Terrorist Financing; N.Birchler An Epidemiologic Approach of Financial Markets; C.Viladent Notes Bibliography Index