Instability is not an inherent feature of the banking system, but is a consequence of mispriced deposit insurance and other government policies. To foster a truly safe and sound banking system, policymakers must better understand the business of banking and the real causes and effects, as opposed to the popular mythology, of bank failures.
Preventing Banking Crises in the Future
Lessons from Past Mistakes
By George G. Kaufman
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the Summer 1997 issue of The Independent Review.
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