State-Owned Banks, Stability, Privatization, and Growth: Practical Policy Decisions in a World Without Empirical Proof

January 1, 2005

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Summary

This paper provides an overview of the possible linkages between state-owned banks, privatization, and banking sector crises. Data on privatizations in over 65 countries is used together with data from the banking crisis literature to consider the relationship between state-owned banks and financial sector stability. The paper draws on the existing literature to provide guidance to policymakers regarding bank privatization.

Subject: Banking, Banking crises, Commercial banks, Privatization, State-owned banks

Keywords: bank privatization, finance government deficit, government ownership, policy objective, private sector, WP

Pages:
54
Volume:
2005
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451860290.001
Issue:
010
Series:
Working Paper No. 2005/010
Stock No:
WPIEA2005010
ISBN:
9781451860290
ISSN:
1018-5941

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