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# Bank Regulatory Effectiveness

## Definition

The degree to which banking regulations achieve their intended objectives of maintaining stability while allowing efficient operation. Effective regulation balances competing objectives of stability and efficiency.

## Source Chapter

Book II, Chapter 2

## Context

Smith analyses the effectiveness of different regulatory approaches, showing how appropriate regulation can maintain banking stability while allowing efficient operation.

## Economic Domain

Regulation

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