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The Political Economy of Global Financial Governance: The Costs of Basle II for Poor Countries

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  • Stijn Claessens

    (World Bank)

  • Geoffrey R D Underhill

    (University of Amsterdam)

  • Xiaoke Zhang

    (University of Nottingham)

Abstract

The 1990s financial crises triggered many changes to the design of the international financial system, the so-called international financial architecture. While much affected, developing countries have had very little influence on the changes, which the formulation of the new Basle capital accord (B-II) illustrates. The article shows that B-II has largely been formulated to serve the interests of powerful market players, with developing economies being left out. For developing countries, B-II can make domestic financing more costly and raise the costs of and reduce the access to external financing. Importantly, B-II can exacerbate fluctuations in the supply of external financing, an unfortunate outcome, given that developing countries already suffer from volatility.

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  • Stijn Claessens & Geoffrey R D Underhill & Xiaoke Zhang, 2006. "The Political Economy of Global Financial Governance: The Costs of Basle II for Poor Countries," WEF Working Papers 0015, ESRC World Economy and Finance Research Programme, Birkbeck, University of London.
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