Gaukhar Dauletbayeva,
Master of Science in
International Finance Management,
Kostanay State University
(Kazakhstan)
THEORETICAL VIEW OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
A
contribution of a financial system to all-economic development of the country
it is roughly discussed for a long time in economic literature, and some
authors see it as a decisive factor of development of real sector of economy
[16, P. 130]. Pilgrim gives the accurate formulation: " Out of different infrastructural facilities
which are a pre-requisite for a balanced growth of the economy, development of
a proper and effective infrastructural system ist he most important one" [2, P. 56]. Exists nevertheless and other opinion that
development of a financial system is necessary, not the optional prerequisite
for economic development of the country [1, P. 790].
The
short literary review about formation of the theory of finance which originate
from works of last years is given below.
When
considering theoretical works of last century it is possible to note that in
classical national economy it wasn't developed the systematic analysis about a
contribution of banks, the exchanges and money to the economic growth of the
state. Only some classics as Smith (1911) and MacLeod (the end of the 19th
century) hold the opinion that banking can actively promote the economic growth
of the country [14, P. 289]. According
to MacLeod banking is " Manufactory of Credit ", he saw assistance of economic activity in the
bank credit. According to Marx (1894) banks and the exchanges represent the
loan capital and promote, thus, to production expansion [15, P. 220]. It considers activity of financial sector as
a result of return from real economic activity [8, P. 347].
The
German oldest historical schools dealt from the emergence the beginning by
issues of development of financial sector. So, Hildebrand (1910) in an eoriya
of step development "A subsistence economy - Monetary economy -
Crediting" claims that in development got new and for economic development
considerable function. In treatises of representatives of new historical school
as Shumpeter (1911) in "The theory of economic development" and
Sombart (1927) in "Modern capitalism", represent still now a
perennial spring for an economical and theoretical material and exact structurization.
Shumpeter
emphasized the significant contribution of financial sector and force of human
invention to economic development of the state [13, P. 110]. Sombart in turn explained value of savings
as a basis for formation of the potential capital and the bank credit as the
most important condition of development of capitalism [7, P. 9]. Level of financial development it is closely
interconnected with GDP growth per capita, a rate of redistribution of the
capital and efficiency of using of the capital [15, P. 218].
(1931)
about a financial system it is considered Machlap's works the pioneer of the
theory of financial intermediation. It is important to note thus what exactly
he established a role of all-economic financing and need of transfer of economic
savings through credit markets and the capital [3, P. 32].
Keynes
pointed to insignificant influence of a financial system on the long-term
growth of economy of the state. It
carried all-economic the resource capital to constant indicators and only to an
investment played a key role which defined an all-economic exit of the
capital. Keynes's also late works about
economic growth indicated influence of financial sector only in passing since
investments in comparison with savings it was considered as an initial
factor. In his opinion, the financial
sector is able to provide liquid means which investors request.
After
1945 hold the opinion that financial development of the country is result of
development of real sector of economy. In the theory of financial intermediation
of Gyurlya / Sheu (1955) distinguish between surplus of resources (savers) and
their deficiency (investors) and point to influence of financial intermediation
at data of savers and investors together [4, P. 523].
McKinnon
and Sheu entered new concept of economic literature of "financial
repression" which expresses now concept of excessive regulation of
financial sector. Authors were opinions that excessive regulation makes braking
impact on formation of savings and on efficiency of redistribution of
resources. To instruments of financial repression refer, first of all,
establishment of the top interest rate for deposits and the credits, creation
of special conditions for certain borrowers, formation of legislative minimum
reserves, and also introduction of special taxes and duties which burden
financial property and a financial transfer [3, P. 42]. Reaction of financial sector to regulation
are the financial innovations causing development of shadow economy and
"prosperity" of the informal financial market. Thus, the central
point of statements of school of McKinnon and Sheu lies in false signals of
economic limitation of resources and deterioration of their all-economic
redistribution through distortion of their market cost. Works of this school
are a basis for the theory of finance (Theory of Finance).
Scientists
of university of of Okhayo (OSU) submitted the theory of finance (Theory of
Finance) which underlines as value of financial intermediation for economic
development of the country, and the reason of a poor development at excessive
state intervention. In many publications OSU point to discrimination by
financial institutions financially poor and weak through selective credit
policy [11, P. 71]. They prove the look
the following arguments [11, P. 227]:
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Because of insufficiency of
information and insignificant savings favorable services of the informal
financial market are provided for segments of the population with the low
income only in very limited quantity.
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Despite subventsionny credit
programs and the established credit quotas for the purpose of stimulation poor,
possibility of receiving the credit for them remains difficult. Banks ðàöèîíèðóþò these groups of the
population through encumbrance by their interest-free expenses (in the form of
expectations, bribes or red tape and bureaucracy) since they can't include all
general financial expenses in credit cost.
Concentration of the "cheap" credits in hands of the elite is
a consequence of that [11, P. 60].
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Above-mentioned arguments conduct to
decline in production of a financial system.
On the one hand, financial institutions have no incentives to active
involvement of investors, with another – distributive function of financial
institutions refuses. Instead of
minimizing irrevocability of the credits, banks aim at increase in credit
quotas and obligations. Weakening of
internal incentives for development of innovative credit technology is a
consequence of that [12, P. 96]. Representatives
of the theory of finance (Theory of Finance) offer the following actions:
First,
the state restrictions in the field of percentage policy and policy of firm of
financial institutions have to be cancelled.
Smaller dependence of financial institutions on political interests of
various public groups and simplification of receiving the credit poor thanks to
growth of volume of debt of target groups and a gain of their trust financial
the markets and to institutes is result of these actions [11, P. 126].
Secondly,
feature of this theory is the assessment of a role of the informal financial
market. She sees in them important incentive of financial and technological
innovations. Besides the informal markets shouldn't be suppressed or ignored,
and have to be attracted in process of reforming of the financial market [9, P.
188].
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