Towards an Accountable Capitalism

The global credit crisis has been a systemic failure. In this monograph, the author try to set out some of what went wrong, and how to develop the framework of policy and institutions needed to ensure a vibrant and stable financial system in the fu...

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Main Authors: Davis, Stephen, Lukomnik, Jon, Pitt-Watson, David
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
CDS
IRA
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10612739/towards-accountable-capitalism
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11129
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES
ACCOUNTING RULES
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ADVISORY GROUP
ADVISORY SERVICES
ASSET MANAGERS
ASSET PRICES
AUDITORS
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK LENDING
BANK REGULATION
BANKING ASSETS
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATIONS
BANKS
BENEFICIARIES
BEST PRACTICE
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
BOND
BOND MARKET
BROKER
BROKERS
BUSINESS SCHOOL
CALCULATION
CAPITAL BASE
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CDS
CENTRAL BANKING
CHECKS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONSULTING SERVICES
CONSUMERS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE INFORMATION
COUNTRY TO COUNTRY
CREDIT DEFAULT
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
CREDIT RATING AGENCY
CREDIT RATINGS
CREDIT REPORTS
CREDITOR
CURRENCY
DEBT
DEMOCRACY
DEPOSITORS
DERIVATIVE
DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
DERIVATIVES
DIVERSIFICATION
DIVORCE
DOMESTIC MARKET
DUE DILIGENCE
ECONOMIC POWERS
ECONOMIC REFORM
ECONOMIC SUCCESS
ECONOMIC SYSTEM
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKETS
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
EXPOSURE
EXTENSION OF CREDIT
FINANCE CORPORATION
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL DISTRESS
FINANCIAL ENGINEERS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FUND MANAGER
FUND MANAGERS
GLOBAL INVESTOR
GOVERNANCE PRACTICES
HEDGE FUND
HEDGE FUNDS
HOLDING
HOLDING COMPANIES
HOME OWNERS
HOMEOWNER
INFLATION
INFORMATION FLOWS
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANY
INSURANCE POLICY
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT BANKING
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
INVESTOR RESPONSIBILITY
IRA
ISSUANCE
JURISDICTION
LAWS
LENDER
LENDER OF LAST RESORT
LENDERS
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
LIQUIDITY
LOAN
LOCAL BANK
LONG-TERM INVESTORS
LOW-INCOME
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MAJOR BANKS
MARK TO MARKET
MARKET PARTICIPANT
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET PLAYERS
MARKET PRICE
MONEY MANAGERS
MONEY MARKET
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE BROKER
MORTGAGE LOANS
MORTGAGE POOL
MORTGAGES
MUTUAL FUND
MUTUAL FUNDS
NEW PRODUCT
OFF BALANCE SHEET
OFF BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
PAY PERIOD
PENSION
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUNDS
PENSION PLAN
POLITICAL SYSTEM
PORTFOLIO
PRIVATIZATION
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
PUBLIC COMPANIES
RECESSION
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
REGULATORY STRUCTURES
RESERVE
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
RESERVES
RESPONSIBILITIES
RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
RETIREMENT
RETIREMENT SAVINGS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK TAKING
SAVERS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS SCHEMES
SECURITIES
SENIOR
SHARE OWNERSHIP
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDER INFLUENCE
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
SOCIAL PERFORMANCE
SOLVENCY
STOCK EXCHANGE
SUBSIDIARY
SYSTEMIC RISK
TRADING
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
TRUST FUND
TRUSTEE
TRUSTEES
UNION
WORTH
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES
ACCOUNTING RULES
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ADVISORY GROUP
ADVISORY SERVICES
ASSET MANAGERS
ASSET PRICES
AUDITORS
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK LENDING
BANK REGULATION
BANKING ASSETS
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATIONS
BANKS
BENEFICIARIES
BEST PRACTICE
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
BOND
BOND MARKET
BROKER
BROKERS
BUSINESS SCHOOL
CALCULATION
CAPITAL BASE
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CDS
CENTRAL BANKING
CHECKS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONSULTING SERVICES
CONSUMERS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE INFORMATION
COUNTRY TO COUNTRY
CREDIT DEFAULT
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
CREDIT RATING AGENCY
CREDIT RATINGS
CREDIT REPORTS
CREDITOR
CURRENCY
DEBT
DEMOCRACY
DEPOSITORS
DERIVATIVE
DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
DERIVATIVES
DIVERSIFICATION
DIVORCE
DOMESTIC MARKET
DUE DILIGENCE
ECONOMIC POWERS
ECONOMIC REFORM
ECONOMIC SUCCESS
ECONOMIC SYSTEM
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKETS
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
EXPOSURE
EXTENSION OF CREDIT
FINANCE CORPORATION
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL DISTRESS
FINANCIAL ENGINEERS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FUND MANAGER
FUND MANAGERS
GLOBAL INVESTOR
GOVERNANCE PRACTICES
HEDGE FUND
HEDGE FUNDS
HOLDING
HOLDING COMPANIES
HOME OWNERS
HOMEOWNER
INFLATION
INFORMATION FLOWS
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANY
INSURANCE POLICY
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT BANKING
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
INVESTOR RESPONSIBILITY
IRA
ISSUANCE
JURISDICTION
LAWS
LENDER
LENDER OF LAST RESORT
LENDERS
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
LIQUIDITY
LOAN
LOCAL BANK
LONG-TERM INVESTORS
LOW-INCOME
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MAJOR BANKS
MARK TO MARKET
MARKET PARTICIPANT
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET PLAYERS
MARKET PRICE
MONEY MANAGERS
MONEY MARKET
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE BROKER
MORTGAGE LOANS
MORTGAGE POOL
MORTGAGES
MUTUAL FUND
MUTUAL FUNDS
NEW PRODUCT
OFF BALANCE SHEET
OFF BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
PAY PERIOD
PENSION
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUNDS
PENSION PLAN
POLITICAL SYSTEM
PORTFOLIO
PRIVATIZATION
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
PUBLIC COMPANIES
RECESSION
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
REGULATORY STRUCTURES
RESERVE
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
RESERVES
RESPONSIBILITIES
RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
RETIREMENT
RETIREMENT SAVINGS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK TAKING
SAVERS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS SCHEMES
SECURITIES
SENIOR
SHARE OWNERSHIP
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDER INFLUENCE
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
SOCIAL PERFORMANCE
SOLVENCY
STOCK EXCHANGE
SUBSIDIARY
SYSTEMIC RISK
TRADING
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
TRUST FUND
TRUSTEE
TRUSTEES
UNION
WORTH
Davis, Stephen
Lukomnik, Jon
Pitt-Watson, David
Towards an Accountable Capitalism
relation Private Sector Opinion; No. 13
description The global credit crisis has been a systemic failure. In this monograph, the author try to set out some of what went wrong, and how to develop the framework of policy and institutions needed to ensure a vibrant and stable financial system in the future. This will require new thinking about the type of institutions on which a successful modern financial economy depends, but, more importantly, on the relationship between each of these institutions. The author focuses on how to get them to work in a way which will support open and effective capital markets. The aim is not to lay out a detailed framework for bank solvency, or accounting regulation or corporate governance, though the author will touch on many examples of reform. Rather it is to try to clarify the principles on which any responsible market system will rest, and how these might be applied to the banks and the other markets where finance is raised to keep the economy going. It is also to suggest various actions the participants in all markets - regulators, investors, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), and bankers, can take to prevent similar disasters.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Davis, Stephen
Lukomnik, Jon
Pitt-Watson, David
author_facet Davis, Stephen
Lukomnik, Jon
Pitt-Watson, David
author_sort Davis, Stephen
title Towards an Accountable Capitalism
title_short Towards an Accountable Capitalism
title_full Towards an Accountable Capitalism
title_fullStr Towards an Accountable Capitalism
title_full_unstemmed Towards an Accountable Capitalism
title_sort towards an accountable capitalism
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10612739/towards-accountable-capitalism
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11129
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spelling okr-10986-111292021-04-23T14:02:54Z Towards an Accountable Capitalism Davis, Stephen Lukomnik, Jon Pitt-Watson, David ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES ACCOUNTING RULES ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY GROUP ADVISORY SERVICES ASSET MANAGERS ASSET PRICES AUDITORS BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK LENDING BANK REGULATION BANKING ASSETS BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATIONS BANKS BENEFICIARIES BEST PRACTICE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BOND BOND MARKET BROKER BROKERS BUSINESS SCHOOL CALCULATION CAPITAL BASE CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CDS CENTRAL BANKING CHECKS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSULTING SERVICES CONSUMERS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE INFORMATION COUNTRY TO COUNTRY CREDIT DEFAULT CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS CREDIT RATING CREDIT RATING AGENCIES CREDIT RATING AGENCY CREDIT RATINGS CREDIT REPORTS CREDITOR CURRENCY DEBT DEMOCRACY DEPOSITORS DERIVATIVE DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS DERIVATIVES DIVERSIFICATION DIVORCE DOMESTIC MARKET DUE DILIGENCE ECONOMIC POWERS ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMIC SUCCESS ECONOMIC SYSTEM EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKETS ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES EXPOSURE EXTENSION OF CREDIT FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL DISTRESS FINANCIAL ENGINEERS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SHOCKS FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FUND MANAGER FUND MANAGERS GLOBAL INVESTOR GOVERNANCE PRACTICES HEDGE FUND HEDGE FUNDS HOLDING HOLDING COMPANIES HOME OWNERS HOMEOWNER INFLATION INFORMATION FLOWS INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE POLICY INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTING INVESTMENT BANK INVESTMENT BANKING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INVESTOR RESPONSIBILITY IRA ISSUANCE JURISDICTION LAWS LENDER LENDER OF LAST RESORT LENDERS LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY LIQUIDITY LOAN LOCAL BANK LONG-TERM INVESTORS LOW-INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MAJOR BANKS MARK TO MARKET MARKET PARTICIPANT MARKET PARTICIPANTS MARKET PLAYERS MARKET PRICE MONEY MANAGERS MONEY MARKET MORTGAGE MORTGAGE BROKER MORTGAGE LOANS MORTGAGE POOL MORTGAGES MUTUAL FUND MUTUAL FUNDS NEW PRODUCT OFF BALANCE SHEET OFF BALANCE SHEET ITEMS PAY PERIOD PENSION PENSION FUND PENSION FUNDS PENSION PLAN POLITICAL SYSTEM PORTFOLIO PRIVATIZATION PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PUBLIC COMPANIES RECESSION REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY STRUCTURES RESERVE RESERVE REQUIREMENTS RESERVES RESPONSIBILITIES RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT RETIREMENT RETIREMENT SAVINGS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK TAKING SAVERS SAVINGS SAVINGS SCHEMES SECURITIES SENIOR SHARE OWNERSHIP SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER INFLUENCE SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS SOCIAL PERFORMANCE SOLVENCY STOCK EXCHANGE SUBSIDIARY SYSTEMIC RISK TRADING TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY TREASURY TRUST FUND TRUSTEE TRUSTEES UNION WORTH The global credit crisis has been a systemic failure. In this monograph, the author try to set out some of what went wrong, and how to develop the framework of policy and institutions needed to ensure a vibrant and stable financial system in the future. This will require new thinking about the type of institutions on which a successful modern financial economy depends, but, more importantly, on the relationship between each of these institutions. The author focuses on how to get them to work in a way which will support open and effective capital markets. The aim is not to lay out a detailed framework for bank solvency, or accounting regulation or corporate governance, though the author will touch on many examples of reform. Rather it is to try to clarify the principles on which any responsible market system will rest, and how these might be applied to the banks and the other markets where finance is raised to keep the economy going. It is also to suggest various actions the participants in all markets - regulators, investors, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), and bankers, can take to prevent similar disasters. 2012-08-13T14:13:52Z 2012-08-13T14:13:52Z 2009-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10612739/towards-accountable-capitalism http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11129 English Private Sector Opinion; No. 13 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research