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Recently several countries have implemented explicit deposit insurance systems. In most countries the adoption of an explicit deposit insurance system followed a banking crisis. This paper examines the impact of demographic, social, and political factors on the presence of an explicit deposit insurance system in a country. Moreover, for a subset of countries with explicit deposit insurance system we try to identify demographic, political, economic, and financial factors that affect the level of deposit insurance coverage. The findings suggest that life expectancy and political rights are related to whether an explicit deposit insurance system is in place or not. For countries with explicit deposit insurance systems the level of income, the importance of the banking sector within the financial system, and the development of domestic banking sector have a significant impact on the level of deposit insurance coverage level. The level of income, deposit money bank assets to GDP ratio, bank overhead costs to total assets ratio, presence of co-insurance, and type of administration are statistically significant in explaining differences in the level of coverage among countries.

Published also in Johns Hopkins university studies in historical and political science, series XXV, nos. 6-7. ; Vita. ; Thesis (PH. D.)--Johns Hopkins university, 1907. ; Mode of access: Internet.

International agierende Unternehmen müssen die kulturellen Besonderheiten der jeweiligen Länder auch in ihrer Führungskonzeption berücksichtigen. Der Autor beschreibt ein "interkulturelles Managementkonzept", das die Interpretation von Mitarbeiterverhalten im kulturellen Kontext ermöglicht. (IAB)

Since ancient times, war has been regulated by certain rules and rituals. Modern restraints date back to the emergence of centralized states with standing armies. In the international legal order which has developed since then, the law of war (the ius in bello) has occupied a prominent place. This traditional law of war, and international law in general, was certainly inspired by humanitarian considerations (e.g., the protection of prisoners of war and of aliens). But such considerations found expression only through a predominant filter: the state interest. In the present century, international law to a large extent has become treaty-based, and directed towards regulating peacetime conditions. The very right of states to resort to war has been severely restrained, and especially during the last 25 years limitations have also been placed on their peacetime armaments. Moreover, a number of rules have been devised for the protection of the individual, not only in his capacity as a representative of a foreign state, but also as a human being as such. With these developments, the law of war finds itself in a markedly new setting. The fairly recent term 'international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflicts', which today covers a considerable part of the law of war, is an indication of this. The present article analyses the relationship between the concept of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflicts and certain related fields of international law and puts forward some thoughts on the implications of recent trends for the future development of international humanitarian law and for the activities of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.