TY - BOOK AU - Walter,Ingo TI - High Performance Financial Systems: Blueprint for Development SN - 9789813016644 AV - HG173 U1 - 332.1 20 PY - 1993///] CY - Singapore : PB - ISEAS Publishing, KW - Finance KW - Financial institutions KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Tables --; List of Figures --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Stylized Process of Financial Intermediation --; 3. Strategic Positioning of Financial Services Firms --; 4. Sources of Competitive Advantage --; 5. Financial Institutions: Strategies and Performance --; 6. Regulatory Determinants of Financial Structures --; 7. Banking Structure and Industry Linkages --; 8. Economics of International Financial Centres --; 9. Calibrating Financial Systems: The Case of Singapore --; 10. Conclusions --; Notes --; References --; The Author; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - This study outlines the framework of high-performance financial systems and the parameters for financial firms operating in them. It begins with an intuitive structural model of financial intermediation, and then considers issues facing players in, and users of the financial system, with emphasis on strategic positioning alternatives facing banks and other types of financial institutions, and the principal determinants of their competitive performance UR - https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814379205 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789814379205 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9789814379205.jpg ER -