Favaro, Edgardo M.2012-05-252012-05-252008978-0-8213-7460-3https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6416The case studies focus on specific attempts made by a number of small states to overcome the handicaps of their size and isolation and take advantage of growing opportunities for integration with their neighbors and with the rest of the world. Two policy issues have been of prime importance in that effort: how to reduce the costs and increase the effectiveness of public goods and services, and how to improve, and reduce the costs of, connectivity with the rest of the world. This study takes a different tack. It focuses on two policy areas: (a) the use of outsourcing of government functions as a means of reducing the costs and improving the quality of some public goods and services; and (b) policies, institutions, and regulations designed to harness the power of information and telecommunications technology (ICT) to reduce the costs and improve the quality of connectivity with the rest of the world.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONADMINISTRATIVE COSTSAUTONOMYBALANCE OF PAYMENTSBALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISESBANK CREDITBANK EXAMINATIONSBANK FAILUREBANK OF CANADABANK OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATESBANK OF ENGLANDBANK OPERATIONSBANK SUPERVISIONBANKING CRISESBANKING INDUSTRYBANKING LEGISLATIONBANKING REGULATIONBANKING SECTORBANKING SUPERVISIONBANKING SYSTEMBANKING SYSTEMSBANKSBANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUESTBANQUE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALEBARRIERS TO COMPETITIONBILATERAL INSTITUTIONSBUDGETARY SYSTEMSBUDGETINGCAPITAL REQUIREMENTSCELLULAR PHONESCENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCECENTRAL BANKINGCENTRAL BANKSCIVIL SERVICECLEARING HOUSECOLONIALISMCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMON MARKETCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCONNECTIVITYCOOPERATIVE BANKSCOPYRIGHT CLEARANCECOPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTERCORPORATE GOVERNANCECREDIT EXPANSIONCREDIT GROWTHCREDIT UNIONSCURRENCYCURRENCY BOARDCURRENCY BOARDSDEBTDECENTRALIZATIONDEFICITSDEPOSITDEREGULATIONDEVALUATIONDEVELOPMENT BANKSDOMESTIC BANKSDOMESTIC CREDITDOMESTIC MARKETEASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANKECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INTEGRATIONECONOMIC STABILITYEUROPEAN CENTRAL BANKEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATE SYSTEMSEXISTING INFRASTRUCTUREEXPENDITUREFEDERAL RESERVEFINANCE COMPANIESFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIESFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL STABILITYFINANCIAL SYSTEMFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFISCAL BURDENFISCAL DEFICITSFISCAL DISCIPLINEFISCAL POLICIESFIXED COSTSFIXED EXCHANGE RATEFOREIGN BANKSFOREIGN EXCHANGEFRAUDGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL MARKETSGOVERNANCE INDICATORSGOVERNMENT ACTIONGOVERNMENT OWNERSHIPGOVERNMENT REFORMGOVERNMENT SECURITIESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH RATESHARMONIZATIONHOLDINGHOME MORTGAGEHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCESINCOMEINCOMESINDIRECT COSTINFLATIONINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTRUMENTINSURANCEINTEREST RATEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL BANKINGINTERNATIONAL BANKSINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICESINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL TRADEJOINT VENTUREJURISDICTIONJURISDICTIONSLAWSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL FRAMEWORKSLEGAL SYSTEMSLEGISLATIONLEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKLENDERLENDER OF LAST RESORTLENDER-OF-LAST-RESORTLIBERALIZATIONLOANLOCAL BANKSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESMARKET MECHANISMSMARKET SHAREMARKET SIZEMARKET STRUCTUREMARKET STRUCTURESMIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIESMOBILE PHONEMONETARY AUTHORITIESMONETARY FUNDMONETARY POLICYMONOPOLIESMONOPOLYMORTGAGEMORTGAGE BANKMORTGAGE BANKSMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTSMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL BANKSNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATURAL RESOURCESOPEN COUNTRIESOUTPUTOUTSOURCINGPOLITICAL ECONOMYPRIVATE BANKSPRIVATIZATIONPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC REGISTRIESPUBLIC SERVICE PROVISIONPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC UTILITIESREFORM PROGRAMREGULATORREGULATORSREGULATORY AGENCYREGULATORY AUTHORITYREGULATORY BODYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSREMITTANCESREMOTE LOCATIONSREPUTATIONRETIREMENTRISK DIVERSIFICATIONRULE OF LAWSAVINGSSAVINGS BANKSSECURITIES MARKETSEIGNIORAGESHAREHOLDERSSINGLE MARKETSMALL COUNTRIESSMALL COUNTRYSMALL ECONOMIESSOLVENCYSTOCK EXCHANGESUBSIDIARYSUPERVISION MECHANISMSSUPERVISORY AUTHORITYTAXTAX COLLECTIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONTELEPHONE SERVICESTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRANSACTIONTRANSPARENCYTREASURYTREATIESTREATYTRUST FUNDVOLATILITYWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORSWORLD ECONOMYWORLD MARKETSWORLD TRADEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7460-3