Financial Institutions in a Global Economy

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This paper begins by explaining the original role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and then explains the role that the IMF has taken over more recently - that of bailing out small countries in times of distress. The paper then states that the United States is currently the world economic leader, and is over-represented in the global banking community. The author explains that one major change occurring in the global economy is the influence of non-shareholders on business, primarily by boycotts. The paper also looks at the issue of ethics in current global economics.

Table of Contents:
The Roles of Financial Institutions in a Global Economy
Changes in the Financial Services Industry over the Next Decade
Expected Changes in Stakeholder Relationships as a Result of Financial Institution Change
Ethics Issues in Financial Services

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"When it was founded, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) intended to coordinate global macroeconomic policy; since then, its work has changed and it has evolved into a different entity (Bird and Joyce, 2001, p. 75). Its mandate was once thought to be preventing global financial disaster by making emergency loans to developing and distressed nations when that nation's own financial institutions were not able to surmount economic difficulties. Despite the fairly widespread and deep Asian economic crisis of a few years ago, in which financial institutions in the region were distressed and unable to handle the capital demands alone, Bird and Joyce note that recent economic reversals have been relatively self-contained and self-limiting, unlike the Great Depression, for example; this fact dictates the relationship of financial institutions to the global economy. Politics made it likely that financial institutions from various nations would have their own ideas of what shape financial aid and financial aid reform should take (Bird and Joyce, 2001, p. 75)."

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