... Association of Teachers of Banking and Finance, and SUERF who gavehelpful comments on papers, parts of which have found their way into various parts of the book. The stimulating ‘‘hands on’’ debates ... sustained and extended.Chapter 1, The Modern Banking Firm, begins with a review of the traditional theory of banking. A bank is a financial firm which offers loan and deposit products on the market, and ... detailed overview of financial repression and reform, with its mainfocus on Russia, China and India.The next part of Chapter 6 reviews the principles and practice of Islamic banking. Iran and Pakistan...