Regulating Banks in Central and Eastern Europe

Aneta Spendzharova is Assistant Professor in Political Science at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Her research interests are in the areas of comparative political economy, banking supervision, and European Union politics. Her research has appeared in journals such as Journal of International Political Economy and Journal of Common Market Studies.

• 1. Introduction 2. The Quest for Financial Stability: Determinants of Regulatory Approach in Banking Supervision 3. Economic Reform Path and Bank Privatization 4. Institutional Design of Banking Supervision in Central and Eastern Europe and Party Politics 5. Banking Supervision Approaches during Credit Booms 6. At the EU Negotiating Table: What Role for National Bank Supervisors after EU Accession? 7. Conclusion

“This book explores the theory and practice of howcountries choose bank regulatory apparati, with a particular focus on thehistorical context of central and eastern European regulatory regimes. … Thisbook is a good read for anyone interested in political economic theories offinancial regulation, and particularly good for those interested in eastern andcentral European – as well as western European – experiences in those fields.”(Nina Quinn Eichacker, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 54 (1), 2016)