1st Edition

Transnational Financial Associations and the Governance of Global Finance Assembling Wealth and Power

By Heather McKeen-Edwards, Tony Porter Copyright 2013
239 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

239 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The role of business in global governance is now widely recognized, but exploration of its role in global financial governance has been more haphazard than systematic. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the role of transnational financial associations (TFAs) in the organization of global finance. This book develops three theoretical themes of assemblage, functionality, and... Read more

1. Introduction: Private Authority and Private Associations in Global Finance and Global Governance  2. Conceptualizing Transnational Financial Associations and Global Financial Power  Section I  3. Transnational financial associations and the global public sphere: reshaping the public/private frontier  4. Constructing markets, industries and technologies: the effects of transnational financial associations on global financial markets  5. Transnational financial associations and their role in constructing and servicing financial communities  Section II  6. Transnational financial associations and regional integration: the special case of the European Union  7. Transnational financial associations in the global south: globalization, regionalism and development  8. Inclusion and differentiation: transnational financial associations and the pursuit of social and cultural ends through finance  9. Conclusion

Biography

Heather McKeen-Edwards is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Studies at Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke, Canada.

Tony Porter is Professor of Political Science at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada.