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Contents<br />

vii<br />

PART III Safeguard<strong>in</strong>g F<strong>in</strong>ance 151<br />

Chapter 5<br />

The Reform Agenda for <strong>F<strong>in</strong>ancial</strong> Regulation and<br />

Supervision <strong>in</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> 153<br />

Michael Fuchs, Thomas Losse-Mueller, and<br />

Makaio Witte<br />

Reform Is on the Agenda 154<br />

Crisis Experience and Future Risks 154<br />

Two Pillars of <strong>F<strong>in</strong>ancial</strong> Stability: Capital and<br />

Supervisory Capacity 156<br />

Implementation of International Capital Standards 161<br />

Regional Cross-Border Supervisory Coord<strong>in</strong>ation and<br />

the New International Supervisory Architecture 170<br />

Crisis Response Mechanisms and <strong>Bank</strong> Resolution 172<br />

Develop<strong>in</strong>g Country-Specific Roadmaps for the<br />

Regulatory and Supervisory Reform Agenda 173<br />

Conclusion 175<br />

Notes 175<br />

References 175<br />

PART IV<br />

Chapter 6<br />

<strong>F<strong>in</strong>ancial</strong> <strong>Sector</strong> Reform: Activism and Local<br />

Political Conditions 177<br />

The Potential of Pro-Market Activism for F<strong>in</strong>ance <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>Africa</strong>: A Political Economy Perspective 179<br />

Florence Dafe<br />

Activism <strong>in</strong> <strong>F<strong>in</strong>ancial</strong> Markets: Theoretical<br />

Perspectives and Practical Experiences 182<br />

Assess<strong>in</strong>g the Current Approach toward Activism 198<br />

Activism as a Tool to Increase F<strong>in</strong>ance for Private<br />

Investment: A Political Economy Perspective 200<br />

Conclusion 220<br />

Notes 222<br />

References 225<br />

Boxes<br />

2.1 Offer<strong>in</strong>g Additional Services: M-Kesho <strong>in</strong> Kenya 51<br />

2.2 The Growth of Mobile Data-Enabled Social Network<br />

Platforms: Mxit <strong>in</strong> South <strong>Africa</strong> 58

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