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In order to assess the likely nature of financial intermediation in the twenty-first century, it is necessary to begin by describing the state of financial intermediation at the close of the twentieth century and the challenges facing it. I suggest we focus on matters of risk rather than on the associated businesses of aggregating funds, processing payments and so on.
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Perlin, G.L. (2001). Introduction: Financial Intermediation in the Age of Global Capital. In: Mikdashi, Z. (eds) Financial Intermediation in the 21st Century. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230294127_1
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