Achieving Financial Stability and Growth in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781138123731 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 186 str.

Stephany Griffith-Jones; Ricardo Gottschalk

Opis

This book explores how the financial system should be regulated and structured to achieve the twin goals of inclusive growth and financial stability, with a focus on African low-income countries (LICs). The subject and content of this book is original in that it attempts to draw on the lessons and radical rethinking on the financial sector in developed and middle income countries, arising in the wake of the international financial crisis. It includes four in- depth country case studies, of Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Ethiopia, but also analyses the empirical evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, evaluating the relevance (or not) of such major changes for the very different financial sectors and economies in low income countries.

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Achieving Financial Stability and Growth in Africa" has major academic and policy implications, especially for low income countries, but also more generally, on broader issues. These include the desirable size of the financial sector, as well as more specific issues, such as the high cost of borrowing of small and medium enterprises in LICs, and possible measures to reduce it. Highly topical subjects like the appropriate regulation of the financial sector and management of capital flows are discussed in depth. Though drawing on comprehensive reviews of the literature, this volume has the virtue of the large comparative academic and policy experience of researchers, as well as in-depth case studies, that take account of institutional and economic features of low- income countries.

Written by senior academics and policy-makers, this book is a must read for those researching or participating in the financial sectors of low-income countries, as well as in developed economies. It is also suitable for those who study political economy and public finance.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. A financial sector to support development in low income countries Stephany Griffith-Jones with Ewa Karwowski and Florence Dafe 2. Financial regulation, stability and growth in low-income countries: a review of the evidence and agenda for research Stephen Spratt 3. Literature survey on capital account management in low-income countries Isabella Massa 4. Assessing Capacity Constraints for Effective Financial Regulation in SSA Ricardo Gottschalk 5. Financial Regulation in Kenya: Balancing Inclusive Growth with Financial Stability Francis M. Mwega 6. Financial regulation in Ghana: balancing inclusive growth with financial stability Charles Ackah and Johnson P. Asiamah 7. Financial regulation in Lics: balancing inclusive growth with financial stability – the Nigerian case Olu Ajakaiye and Sheriffdeen Tella 8. Financial Inclusion, Regulation and Inclusive Growth in Ethiopia Getnet Alemu 9. Conclusions Stephany Griffith-Jones, Ricardo Gottschalk and Stephan Spratt

O autorze

Stephany Griffith-Jones is Associate Fellow at ODI, Financial Markets Director at IPD, Columbia University and Emeritus at IDS, Sussex, where she was Professorial Fellow for a long time. Ricardo Gottschalk is an Economic Affairs Officer at the Division of Globalization and Development Strategies (GDS) of UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland.