01504cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000158 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451850499 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Garcia, G. Deposit Insurance : Obtaining the Benefits and Avoiding the Pitfalls / G. Garcia. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996. 1 online resource (64 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The paper contrasts deposit protection with other forms of insurance, examines why goods and services of all kinds receive warranties and guarantees, and explores the particular characteristics of deposits and banks that merit deposit insurance. It examines a variety of reasons why countries choose to adopt systems of deposit insurance, the pitfalls that can arise from poorly designed schemes, and the features of a scheme that successfully avoids these pitfalls. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1996/083 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1996/083/001.1996.issue-083-en.xml IMF e-Library