Strategic Challenges in European Banking

  • Edward P M Gardener
  • Joe Falzon
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xxviii
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  2. Introduction: The Malta Connection
    Edward P M Gardener, Joe Falzon
    Pages 1-7
  3. Cost Economies and Efficiency in EU Banking Systems
    Yener Altunbaş, Edward P M Gardener, Philip Molyneux
    Pages 8-40
  4. Relative Efficiencies and Productivity Indices: An Empirical Investigation of the Banking Sectors in Eight European Countries
    Margaret Brown
    Pages 41-69
  5. The Effects of Alternative Financial System Models on Corporate Governance
    Pablo de Andrés-Alonso, Valentín Azofra-Palenzuela, Félix J López Iturriaga, José Miguel Rodríguez-Fernández
    Pages 70-111
  6. Market Share Dynamics and Instruments of Competition in the Portuguese Deposits Market
    Paulo Soares de Pinho
    Pages 112-120
  7. Specialisation and Competitiveness of the Spanish Savings Banks, 1984—95
    José Manuel Pastor, Francisco Pérez
    Pages 121-151
  8. The Future of Relationship Banking
    Göran Bergendahl, Ted Lindblom
    Pages 152-173
  9. The Societal Responsibility of Banks: An Introduction to a Societal-Oriented Bank Management Theory
    Leo Schuster
    Pages 174-180
  10. Adaptive Strategies by European Savings Banks: A Case Study of Spain
    Santiago Carbo, Edward P M Gardener, Phil Molyneux, Jonathan Williams
    Pages 181-210
  11. Public Banks in France: Current Problems and Prospective Issues
    Joël Metais
    Pages 211-224
  12. Economic and Monetary Union and Single Currency in Europe: Repercussions on Capital Markets and Stock Exchanges
    Francesco Cesarini
    Pages 225-247
  13. European Monetary Union: Issues in Supervision
    Elisabetta Gualandri
    Pages 248-275
  14. The Role of Independence in the European System of Central Banks: A Sufficient Condition for a Robust European Monetary Union?
    Andrew Ellul
    Pages 276-292
  15. EU, EMU and the Central and Eastern European Countries
    Sándor Ligeti
    Pages 293-302
  16. EMU, Adjustment and the Peripheral Regions: An Overview of Policy Issues
    Joe Falzon
    Pages 303-316
  17. Back Matter
    Pages 317-330
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About this book

Introduction

European banking is now changing at an unprecedented rate; competition and efficiency are now dominant banking concerns. This volume sees leading European researchers in the fields of banking and finance assess the key issues shaping the strategic development of banking in the EU. The first nine chapters explore efficiency, competition and various aspects of the strategies of EU banks. Select aspects of the impact of EMU on banking and finance are discussed in the remaining chapters.

Keywords

bank Bank Management banking capital market Eastern Europe European Monetary Union monetary union

Editors and affiliations

  • Edward P M Gardener
    • 1
  • Joe Falzon
    • 2
  1. 1.Institute of European FinanceUniversity of Wales BangorNorth WalesUK
  2. 2.University of MaltaMaltaMalta

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