Screen LibraryAmerican empire and the political economy of global finance
In a lively critique of how international and comparative political economy misjudge the relationship between global markets and states, this book demonstrates the central place of the American state in today's world of globalized finance. The contributors set aside traditional emphases on mili...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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International political economy series |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230227675 |
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In a lively critique of how international and comparative political economy misjudge the relationship between global markets and states, this book demonstrates the central place of the American state in today's world of globalized finance. The contributors set aside traditional emphases on military intervention, looking instead to economics. 'Panitch and Konings do a marvellous job in bringing together a set of innovative and rigorous chapters that throw critical light on the obscure and complex nature of the American Empire and its role in shaping the landscape of contemporary capitalism. This book is essential reading in understanding how the world works.' - Susanne Soederberg, Canada Research Chair, Global Development Studies, Queen's University, Canada 'This work, written by some of the world's finest scholars on the topic, breaks new ground by demonstrating how finance is anchored in the social structure of the United State |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2009. |
| Carrier Form: | 304 p. : 3 figures, 3. |
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9780230551268 9780230227675 : 0230227678 : |
| CLC: | F831 |
| Contents: | Preface Introduction-- L.Panitch and M.Konings Part I: Contours and Sources of Imperial Finance Finance and American Empire-- L.Panitch and S.Gindin American Finance and Empire in Historical Perspective-- M.Konings Part II: Constructing the Pillars of Imperial Finance US Structural Power and the Internationalization of the US Treasury-- D.Sarai Neo-Liberalism and the Federal Reserve-- E.Newstadt US Power and the International Bond Market: Financial Flows and the Construction of Risk Value-- S.Aquanno Towards the Americanization of European Finance? The Case of Finance-Led Accumulation in Ger |