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Fragile by design : the political origins of banking crises and scarce credit

by Charles W. Calomiris

2014 570 pages eng

"Why are banking systems unstable in so many countries--but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic banking crises since 1840, while Canada has had none. The banking systems of Mexico and Brazil have not only been crisis prone but have provided miniscule amounts of credit to busines…

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