Access to Financial Services : A Review of the Issues and Public Policy Objectives

Access to Financial Services : A Review of the Issues and Public Policy Objectives

This paper reviews the evidence on the importance of finance for economic well-being, provides data on the degree of use of basic financial services by households and firms across a sample of countries, assesses the desirability of more universal access, and overviews the macroeconomic, legal, and r...

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Main Author: Claessens, Stijn
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK OF ENGLAND
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BANKS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CAPITALIZATION
CHECKING
CLEAN WATER
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CORPORATE SECTOR
COUNTRIES
DATA AVAILABILITY
DATA COLLECTION
DEFICITS
DEPOSITS
DOMESTIC STOCK MARKETS
DOMESTIC/FOREIGN BANKS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EXPENDITURES
FACTORING
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL DEEPENING
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL REFORM
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FIRMS
FIXED COSTS
GLOBALIZATION
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH SERVICES
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INEQUALITY
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LAWS
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LIQUIDITY
MARKET FAILURES
MICROFINANCE
MONEY LAUNDERING
POLICY RESEARCH
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC/PRIVATE BANKS
REGULATORY APPROACHES
RETAIL BANKS
REVERSE CAUSALITY
SAVINGS
SAVINGS BANKS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES MARKETS
STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES
TAXATION
URBAN AREAS
WAGES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5800525/access-financial-services-review-issues-public-policy-objectives
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8958

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5800525/access-financial-services-review-issues-public-policy-objectives
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8958

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