1st Edition
Contested Capitalism The political origins of financial institutions
By Richard W. Carney
Copyright 2010
208 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the political origins of financial institutions across fifteen developed democracies, with focused case studies on the US, France, Japan, Austria, and Germany.
The institutional arrangements of financial systems are widely seen as a central distinguishing feature of ‘varieties of capitalism’. Through a wide-range of case studies, this book contends that political battles... Read more
Part 1: Questions and Explanations 1. Introduction 2. Theory Part 2: Broad Patterns 3. Patterns during the Twentieth Century Part 3: Cases 4. Class Conflict 5. Social Contract 6. Urban vs. Rural Cleavages 7. Property vs. Voice Part 4: Conclusions 8. Key Lessons
Biography
Richard W. Carney is Assistant Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
