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# Bank Regulatory Evolution

## Definition

The historical development of banking regulation from minimal formal rules to more comprehensive frameworks, often in response to financial crises and economic changes. This evolution reflects changing understanding of banking stability.

## Source Chapter

Book II, Chapter 2

## Context

Smith analyses the historical development of banking regulation, showing how regulatory frameworks evolved in response to banking crises and changing economic conditions.

## Economic Domain

Regulation

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