The Global Financial Crisis

In: Global Economic Studies

Abstract

Intro -- THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: POLICIES AND IMPLICATIONS -- THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: POLICIES AND IMPLICATIONS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 BANKING AND FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUITY: PANDEMIC FLU, TERRORISM, AND OTHER CHALLENGES -- ABSTRACT -- BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORM A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE -- PANDEMIC FLU -- THE ROLE OF DHS -- SAFETY NET MEASURES IN PLACE -- Financial Risks -- Operational and Security Risks -- SAFETY AND CONTINUITY IN RECENT EXPERIENCE -- Hurricane Katrina -- Blackout of August 14, 2003 -- September 11, 2001 -- FINANCIAL BUSINESS CONTINUITY INITIATIVES -- Government Securities Clearing -- Communications -- Sound Practices Paper -- Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council -- Basel II -- EXECUTIVE BRANCH INITIATIVES -- GOVERNMENT'S OWN FINANCING -- Presidential -- Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee -- Public-Private Treasury Efforts -- Department of Justice -- Private Sector Initiatives -- FS-ISAC and Payments Networks -- Securities Industry -- Banking Industry -- Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security -- LEGISLATION AND OVERSIGHT -- Department of Homeland Security -- Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 -- CONCLUSION: CONVERGENCE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PRACTICES FOR FINANCIAL CONTINUITY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- APPENDIX: MAJOR ACRONYMS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: INCREASING IMF RESOURCES AND THE ROLE OF CONGRESS -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS -- Economic Growth Rates -- Impact of the Financial Crisis on World Poverty -- IMPACT OF THE CRISIS ON THE IMF -- INCREASING FUND RESOURCES -- Expanding the NAB -- SDR Allocation -- IMF Bond Sales -- Other Pending IMF Reforms -- THE ROLE OF CONGRESS