Competitive Strategies in European Banking - Couverture rigide

Canals, Jordi

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198773498 ISBN 13 : 9780198773498

Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1993

Synopsis

This is a study of European banking using the analytical approach of a modern economist. It surveys both the changing structure of the commercial banking industry in Europe and the strategic implications of these changes. In the early chapters concentrating on the industrial economics of banking, the book then examines the banking systems of five European countries. It concludes with a critical analysis of business strategy throughout Europe.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

This book is useful ... It presents a brief, well-balanced review of banking in the EC in the late 1980s, and a discussion of the usual strategies available to banks generally. (Journal of Economic Literature)

...a timely contribution to the literature on these issues...this is a good book that will be useful to a wide range of readers who are interested in the recent changes in the European financial services industry, including practioners, academics and students. The book is accessible and well-structured...the paperback edition is good value for money for students and researchers. (Accounting, Business and Finance History)

A timely contribution to the literature on these issues ... this is a good book that will be useful to a wide range of readers who are interested in the recent changes in the European financial services industry, including practitioners, academics and students. The book is accessible and well structured. It should be of particular interest to students at the advanced undergraduate, MBA and postgraduate levels in courses like International Banking and Finance; Comparative Banking, and Domestic and International banking ... the paperback edition is good value for money for students and researchers. (Accounting History)

Présentation de l'éditeur

BL Integrates both the changing structure of the commercial banking industry in Europe and the strategic implications of these changes The book begins by concentrating on the economics of banking, presenting an analysis of the principal environment forces affecting the financial sector: deregulation, internationalization, economic instability, technical change, and financial innovation. The second part offers valuable information on current trends in the five main EC countries. The analysis of each country includes a study of the recent evolution of its financial sector, in turn, each sector's inherent economic outlook in terms of profitability, costs, productivity, and competition, as well as the changes in the regulatory environment. The third part of the book is dedicated to an analysis of some of the strategic choices of European banks, such as scale, diversification, and internationalization. Finally, the pace of change within the European banking industry is evaluated, as well as how some of the banks are adapting to the new environment.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Clarendon Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198773498
• ISBN 13: 9780198773498
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 301
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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