Banking Law Reform and Users-Consumers in Developing Economies: Creating an Accessible and Equitable Consumer Base from the 'Excluded'

Authors

Joseph J. Norton, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of LawFollow

Abstract

Drawing on over two decades of relevant experience, the author sets forth the primary proposition that the equitable and accessible provision of banking services has never been a core component of modern banking sector legal reform in developing countries. Over the course of the article, the author evaluates the past fifteen years of banking law reform for developing countries and considers recent World Bank efforts to address financial access and equity issues. The article also includes a discussion of the rise of microfinancing and private banking industry initiatives in South Africa. The author concludes with reflections on the importance of a suitable legal-institutional infrastructure and policy reorientation in financial sector reform efforts in the developing world.

Publication Title

Texas International Law Journal

Document Type

Article

Keywords

banking law reform, International Financial Institutions, Regional Financial Institutions, World Bank, New International Financial Architecture, developing countries, microfinancing, consumer protection, banking accessibility, financial access

Recommended Citation

Joseph J. Norton, Banking Law Reform and Users-Consumers in Developing Economies: Creating an Accessible and Equitable Consumer Base from the Excluded , 42 TEX. INT'l L.J. 789 (2007).