The financial crises demonstrated that too much reliance on banks may lead economies on a slower and volatile path to prosperity. Domestic bond markets markedly increase the resilience of a country’s financial system and insulate it against external shocks . The ability of the US corporate bond market to tackle the banking crisis is a constructive and shining example. A developing country like Bangladesh may find out the relevance US experiences in developing its corporate bond market. This book focuses on structure of the US corporate debt market; the relative roles of equity, bank loans and corporate bond on US economic growth;relevant key issues of a corporate bond market in the light of US experiences and puts forward a set of policy suggestions necessary for developing a corporate bond market in a country like Bangladesh. This book is significant for government, financial institutions,corporate sector, researchers and students in the discipline of finance and banking at...