TY - BOOK AU - Paula,Luiz Fernando de TI - Financial liberalization and economic performance : Brazil at the crossroads SN - 9780415460095 AV - HC187 .P284 2010 U1 - 332.0981 22 PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Finance KW - Brazil KW - Banks and banking KW - Economic policy KW - 21st century N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Costs and benefits of capital account liberalization for developing countries: theoretical and empirical evaluation -- Financial liberalization and economic policy in Brazil in 1990-2009 -- Recent changes in capital controls and foreign exchange rules in Brazil -- The debate on capital account convertibility and capital controls in Brazil -- Financial liberalization, economic performane and macroeconomic stability in Brazil: an empirical evaluation -- The internationalization of banks: evolution, characteristics and recent trends -- Foreign banks entry in Latin America: dterminants and strategies -- Banking consolidation after the real plan : determinants and impacts -- Foreign bank entry, mergers and acquisitions and banking efficiency: an empirical assessment -- Summary and conclusion ER -