Saving the Market from Itself

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-107-15923-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 529 g

The 2007–9 financial crisis threatened economic disaster on a scale not seen since the Great Depression, but rapid state action prevented the widely feared devastation. The German response was considerably more generous to banks than the American or British bailouts. Drawing on interviews and primary sources in government, private firms, and media, Mitchell explains how the structure of national financial systems and interbank relationships produced extensive private rescues and pressure on different states. Mitchell explores the different responses and results in Germany, the UK and the US using a combination of detailed case study analyses of the three countries' responses to the crisis and a quantitative analysis of patterns of state responses to financial crises. This book will be essential reading for scholars and advanced students of political economy, comparative politics, economic sociology, economics, and public policy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mitchell, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. A theory of responses to financial crises; 3. Germany and the 2007–9 crisis; 4. The United Kingdom and the 2007–9 crisis; 5. The United States; 6. Conclusion; References; Appendix; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Mitchell, Christopher
Christopher Mitchell is a Visiting Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Director of the International Trade and Investment Policy program at George Washington University, Washington DC.