00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000000797 20221027082215 0010-0520000797 221027################|##########|#eng## 9971-69-270-8 ind 332.1159 332.1159 HAM a Hamilton-Hart, Natasha Asian States, Asian Bankers : Central Banking in Southeast Asia / Natasha Hamilton-Hart Singapore : Singapore University Press, 2003 This is a well-researched and nuanced study of central banks in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It traces the historical evolution of the central banks in these countries, the resulting organizational culture and the governance capacity, which in turn are linked to financial sector outcomes. The author provides solid arguments for the definition of governing capacity adopted in the book as "... the ability to implement policy in a consistent and rule-abiding way ..." (p. 9). There is also a discussion of the implications of the governing capacity at the national level for regional economic cooperation. The author regards low capacity in Indonesia (and the Philippines) as an impediment to regional cooperation on financial issues 1. Bank Sentral-Asia Tenggara x, 215 p. 01623/MKRI-P/II-2005 01627/MKRI-P/II-2005 01623/MKRI-P/II-2005 01627/MKRI-P/II-2005 01627/MKRI-P/II-2005 01623/MKRI-P/II-2005