As a result of the liberalization of the 1980s, the financial system has acquired a prominent role in developing economies. It is now conventional wisdom that "financial liberalization" is the means to stimulate economic development.

Investment Finance in Economic Development challenges this assumption and offers an alternative view. Presenting a post-Keynesian approach to the role of banks, financial markets and savings in economic development, the book departs from the conventional belief that financial institutions are mere intermediaries between savers and investors to show that banks have a key, active role in the process of investment finance and growth. Financial markets, as the loci of allocation of financial savings, are shown to have an important role in supporting financial stability during the process of growth.