This global handbook provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of shadow banking, or market-based finance as it has been recently coined. Engaging in fi

This global handbook provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of shadow banking, or market-based finance as it has been recently coined. Engaging in fi

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This handbook provides an overview and analysis of state-of-the-art research in banking written by researchers in the field. It includes abstract theory, empiri

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