Saving the Market from Itself
The Politics of Financial Intervention
Published on 29. November 2016
978-1-108-11079-2 (ISBN)
Description
The 2007-9 financial crisis threatened economic disaster on a scale not seen since the Great Depression, but rapid state action prevented the widely feared devastation. The German response was considerably more generous to banks than the American or British bailouts. Drawing on interviews and primary sources in government, private firms, and media, Mitchell explains how the structure of national financial systems and interbank relationships produced extensive private rescues and pressure on different states. Mitchell explores the different responses and results in Germany, the UK and the US using a combination of detailed case study analyses of the three countries' responses to the crisis and a quantitative analysis of patterns of state responses to financial crises. This book will be essential reading for scholars and advanced students of political economy, comparative politics, economic sociology, economics, and public policy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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File size
15,05 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-108-11079-2 (9781108110792)
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12/2016
Cambridge University Press
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Person
Christopher Mitchell is a Visiting Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Director of the International Trade and Investment Policy program at George Washington University, Washington DC.
Content
1. Introduction; 2. A theory of responses to financial crises; 3. Germany and the 2007-9 crisis; 4. The United Kingdom and the 2007-9 crisis; 5. The United States; 6. Conclusion; References; Appendix; Index.
