Balancing the Banks:
Global Lessons from the Financial Crisis
Mathias Dewatripont, Jean-Charles Rochet & Jean Tirole
Translated by Keith Tribe

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Acknowledgments vii

Chapter 1: Introduction by Mathias Dewatripont, Jean-Charles Rochet, and Jean Tirole 1
Regulation in a Historical Perspective 1
To Regulate or Not to Regulate? 3
The Challenges Facing Prudential Regulation 6
Building an Adaptive Regulatory System in a Global World 7
Keeping a Balance 8

Chapter 2: Lessons from the Crisis by Jean Tirole 10

Part I: What Happened? 11
Part II: How Should the Financial System Be Reformed? 47

Chapter 3: The Future of Banking Regulation by Jean-Charles Rochet 78
The Basel Accords 78
The Breakdown of the Basel Prudential Regime 86
The Necessary Reforms 100

Chapter 4: The Treatment of Distressed Banks by Mathias Dewatripont and Jean-Charles Rochet 107
Reforming Prudential Policy for Distressed Banks 110
Macroeconomic and Systemic Considerations 118
International Cooperation 122

References 131
Index 137

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