The Fear of Freedom : Politicians and the Independence and Accountability of Financial Sector Supervisors /

Compared with the case of central bank independence, independence for financial sector supervisors remains more controversial. This paper analyzes changes in independence and accountability arrangements in a set of 32 countries that overhauled their legal and/or institutional frameworks for supervis...

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Main Author: Taylor, Michael
Other Authors: Quintyn, Marc, Ramirez, Silvia
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/025
Online Access:Full text available on IMF