1st Edition

Banking Systems in the Crisis The Faces of Liberal Capitalism

Edited By Suzanne Konzelmann, Marc Fovargue-Davies Copyright 2013
330 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

The 2008 financial crisis has severely shaken confidence in liberal economic theory and policy. However, the sharply divergent experiences of the six Anglo-Saxon ‘liberal market economies’ (LMEs) suggest that the reality is not so simple. This book traces the evolution of liberal capitalism, from its rebirth amidst the challenges of the 1970s to its role in the genesis of the 2008 crisis – and... Read more

Preface  1. The ‘Not So Global’ Crisis Sue Konzelmann, Marc Fovargue-Davies and Olivier Butzbach  2. The Return of ‘Financialized’ Liberal Capitalism Sue Konzelmann, Marc Fovargue-Davies and Frank Wilkinson  3. The United States: ‘With freedom and liberty for all’ Saule Omarova, Cynthia Williams, Lissa Lamkin Broome and John Conley  4. The United Kingdom: Thatcherism – A heavy hand and a ‘light touch’ Sue Konzelmann, Marc Fovargue-Davies and Frank Wilkinson  5. Ireland: Hubris and nemesis Blanaid Clarke and Niamh Hardiman  6. New Zealand: Staying in the black James Lockhart  7. Canada: ‘Bank bashing’ is a popular sport Poonam Puri  8. Australia: Economic liberalization and financialization – An introduction Sue Konzelmann and Marc Fovargue-Davies  9. Australia Versus the US and UK: The kangaroo economy Steve Keen  10. Institutional Foundations of the Anglo Saxon Banking Systems: Some are more liberal than others Olivier Butzbach, Sue Konzelmann and Marc Fovargue-Davies  11. The ‘Ordoliberal’ Variety of Neo-liberalism Gerhard Schnyder and Mathias Siems  12. Conclusions Sue Konzelmann and Marc Fovargue-Davies

Biography

Suzanne J. Konzelmann is Director of the London Centre for Corporate Governance and Ethics and a Reader in Management at Birkbeck, University of London, UK.

Marc Fovargue-Davies is a Research Associate at the London Centre for Corporate Governance and Ethics at Birkbeck, University of London, UK.