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Promoting and sustaining SMEs clusters and networks for development
United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 1998The analysis and case studies presented in this issues paper suggest that clustering and networking are among the best options to support the growth of SMEs and their ability to compete effectively in the global economy. This is true in both developed and developing countries. However, not all clusters/networks manage to upgrade technologically nor grow to become world competitors.DocumentInternational agreements in the area of banking and finance: accomplishments and outstanding issues (White / BIS)
Bank for International Settlements, 1999DocumentPolicy - based finance, financial regulation, and financial sector development in Japan
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995Is Japan a good model for developing countries? Certainly macroeconomic stability, good information systems, effective monitoring, and financial discipline are essential for smooth functioning, efficient financial systems.DocumentThe role of commercial banks in enterprise restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995In Central and Eastern Europe, banks are less active than planned in enterprise restructuring. Corporate restructuring is not normally a major part of commercial banking --- to ask banks to restructure their weakest clients is to direct attention away from lending to their strongest clients, which should be their core business.DocumentThe Emerging Legal Framework for Private Sector Development in Viet Nam's Transitional Economy
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1999Private (especially foreign) investors find Viet Nam's legal framework the most serious impediment to investment. Policy changes to reverse the former command system may be enough to initiate the transition.DocumentCorporate control in Central Europe and Russia: should banks own shares?
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995A governance system based on bank ownership and control of firms is not yet feasible, but a good case can be made for allowing banks to gradually gain experience through limited equity ownership especially for allowing the swapping of bad debt for equity. and Prowse review corporate governance arrangements in the West and conclude that for a system based on bank ownership and control of firmsDocumentSmall and medium enterprises in economic development : possibilities for research and policy
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995How (if at all) can the World Bank promote economic development by mobilizing resources organized as small and medium size enterprises in developing countries?DocumentContingent liability in banking : useful policy for developing countries?
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995Could contingent liability systems play an important role in developing countries' banking systems?Bank owner contingent liability has been important in the development of many industrial countries. Unlimited liability on bank owners was an important element in the success of Scottish banking, for example, and lasted until 1862, when banks were allowed to adopt a limited liability designation.DocumentBefore main banks : a selective historical overview of Japan's prewar financial system
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995Among lessons learned from Japan's pre-war financial system: Business conglomerates that did not remain dependent on government patronage were more successful than others in making the transition to a modern industrial economy.DocumentFree banking : the Scottish experience as a model for emerging economies
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995Scotland's nineteenth century experience with free banking offers lessons to inform contemporary policy makers. A relatively unregulated banking system may be a wise option for emerging markets, if high liability limits can be enforced.The notion of free banking is at least as difficult to define as the notion of central banking.Pages
