O Processo de Concentração Bancária no Brasil de 1995 a 2005: Uma Comparação Internacional

This article’s objective is to analyze the trend of concentration in the Brazilian financial system from 1995 to 2005, tracing a path from the structural changes after the 1950s to the last year analyzed. It’s performed an analysis of the causes and consequences of such changes to the national fin...

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Main Authors: André Fernandes Lima, Luanda Maria de Fátima Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie 2009-03-01
Series:Revista de Economia Mackenzie
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Online Access:http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/rem/article/view/514
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Summary:This article’s objective is to analyze the trend of concentration in the Brazilian financial system from 1995 to 2005, tracing a path from the structural changes after the 1950s to the last year analyzed. It’s performed an analysis of the causes and consequences of such changes to the national financial system and the verification of the concentration of this system by calculation of indices of concentration. The conclusion is that, despite the strong tendency of concentration of the system and the high participation of major economic groups in it, it’s not yet concentrate based on the indices used. Additionally, there is a brief comparison of the Brazilian financial system with the global financial system, noting that the trend of concentration is not only a Brazilian, but a worldwide trend.
ISSN:1678-5002
1808-2785