Institute of Development Studies

Codes and Standards and Development Finance

Developing countries have in the recent past made efforts to comply with international codes and standards for the financial sector to strengthen their financial systems. But what has been the impact of compliance on development finance? This work addressed this question through undertaking two country-case studies: Brazil and India.

• Project dates: July 2004 - September 2005
• Project status: Closed
• Funder: Department for International Development (DFID)

Selected Outputs

• Gottschalk, R. and Sen, S. (2006) 'Prudential Norms for the Financial Sector: Is Development a Missing Dimension? The Cases of Brazil and India', case study report, IDS'
• Gottschalk R. and Azevedo Sodre, C. (2005) 'International Codes and Standards and Development Finance: A Case Study of Brazil' , Brighton: IDS