The American empire and the political economy of global finance /

Panitch, Leo. Ed.

The American empire and the political economy of global finance / edited by Leo Panitch and Martijn Konings. - Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - xi, 334 p. ; 22 cm. - International political economy series. . - International political economy series. .

"Updated and expanded edition with a new chapter on the political economy of the subprime crisis"--Cover. Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-318) and index.

In a critique of how international and comparative political economies misjudge the relationship between global markets and states, this book demonstrates the central place of the American state in today's world of globalized finance. The contributors set aside emphasis on military intervention, looking instead to economics.

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International finance.


United States--Politics and government--1989-

HF1455 / .A676 2009