Moments of Truth

The Politics of Financial Crises in Comparative Perspective
Herausgeber: Panizza, Francisco; Philip, George

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Moments of Truth: The Politics of Financial Crises in Comparative Perspective looks at the political repercussions and policy implications of financial crises in comparative perspective, using case studies in Latin America, Korea, and Russia, as well as the contemporary crises in the US and in key European countries. Contributors to this volume look at the crises as critical junctures that generate high levels of uncertainty while calling for decisive action. The first book to comparatively analyze the political dimensions of financial crises across different global regions, Moments of Truth will be highly significant for any scholars interested in the contemporary debate on financial crises.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780415834117
• ISBN-10: 0415834112
• Artikelnr.: 37186347

Autorenporträt

Francisco Panizza is Reader in Latin American Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. George Philip is Professor in Latin American Politics and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Crises as Moments of Truth Francisco Panizza 1. Crises and
their Consequences in Latin America: Mexico in 1982 and 1994 and Venezuela
in 1994 George Philip 2. "Everybody Out," "We are Fantastic." The Politics
of Financial Crises in Argentina and Uruguay 2001-2003 Francisco Panizza
3. After Neoliberal Constitutionalism: Financial Crisis and State
Resurgence in Russia and Argentina David M. Woodruff 4. The
Neoliberalization of South Korea after the 1997 Economic Crisis: A Cultural
Political Economy of Crisis Discourse and Management Joo-Hyoung Ji 5. The
United States: Institutional Continuities, Reform, and "Critical Junctures"
Edward Ashbee 6. Financialization, Financial Crisis, and Deficit Hysteria:
Neoliberalism Redux Bob Jessop 7. A Critical Juncture in EU Integration?
The Eurozone Crisis and its Management 2010-2012 Mathis Heinrich and
Amelie Kutter 8. The Trouble with Economic Reform: Understanding the Debt
Crisis in Spain and Italy Jonathan Hopkin 9. Greece and the Recent
Financial crisis: Meltdown or Configuration? Sotirios Zartaloudis 10. The
Promise and Peril of Smallness in World Markets: The Case of Financial
Crisis in Denmark Martin B. Carstensen Conclusion George Philip