Governing the Global Economy: International Finance and the State - Softcover

Kapstein, Ethan B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674357582 ISBN 13: 9780674357587

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1996

Synopsis

No area has become more global in its operations, more volatile, and thus more difficult to monitor and control than international banking. International banker and political economist Kapstein explores government action to cope with the economic and political consequences associated with the globalization of international finance.

About this title

About the Author:

Ethan B. Kapstein is Arizona Centennial Professor, Arizona State University, and Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace.

Review:

“A very readable account of efforts to regulate an increasingly liberalized world capital market since the mid-1970s breakdown of the 'Bretton Woods' system of international monetary arrangements.”―Stephanie Flanders, Financial Times

“Kapstein's main point is that the world economy does not 'operate somewhere offshore.' It functions within the political framework provided by nation-states. Which should mean that their citizens have not lost all influence over it.”―Reginald Dale, International Herald Tribune

“With this timely and persuasive study, Kapstein establishes himself as one of our foremost authorities on the political economy of international banking. A judicious blend of theoretical insight and practical knowledge, Governing the Global Economy is essential reading for anyone concerned with the future operation and regulation of international financial markets.”―Benjamin J. Cohen, University of California, Santa Barbara

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0674357582
• ISBN 13: 9780674357587
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216