The formation of financial industries in USA, France and Russia

Irina Peaucelle

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Abstract: Despite the multiplicity of research on the surge of the financial industry the world over, little is done to understand the national context shaping the objectives and designs of this economic sector. The overall image that emerges from the literature is that globalisation and liberalisation of economies make the expansion of this sector indispensable for further development. This paper stresses the heterogeneity of the socio-psychological origins of the need for saving and contribution management, as well as the heterogeneity of the sources of savings and loan funding. In particular this paper discusses the following national characteristics: 1) the social belief in trust that smoothes the progress of insurance and pension fund business in the USA, 2) the traditional preference for saving and lending in France that explains the advance of banks and credit institutions for analysis of financial risks, and 3) the natural resources ground rent of Russian State provides the formation of sovereign-wealth funds, which require an up to date knowledge based investment management. This paper serves as a road sign indicating that the path of uniform financial industry formation is a waste of time and may bring about social and economic troubles.

Keywords: history of finance theories; pension funds; insurance and private financial institutions; sovereign-wealth funds; financial industry: USA; France; Russia; histoire des théories financières; fonds de retraite; assurance et institutions financières privées; fonds souverains; industrie financière: USA; Russie (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-03
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