Global finance / Robert J. Holton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holton, R. J.

Series:

Short cuts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International finance.

Banks and banking, International.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

International economic relations--Social aspects.

International economic relations.

International economic relations--Political aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

viii, 118 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

"Written under the shadow of the global financial crisis, this book charts the current shape of global finance and tries to explain why the crisis arose - and what can be done about it. Economics alone cannot fully explain how global finance operates, and why it is so crisis prone. Global Finance offers a wider approach in three key ways, by: - setting markets and financial market failure in a historical context - bringing politics and culture back into the analysis of global finance - drawing on the latest thinking by sociologists of economic life. With a convincing argument for better regulation of markets, Robert Holton provides a fascinating insight into the volatile and often misunderstood world of global finance. This is a key text for undergraduate students of sociology, economics, business, and politics, as well as being an incisive, informative read for anyone with an interest in this topical issue"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Global finance 1

2 Global finance: what it is and how it operates 8

3 The history and social geography of global finance 34

4 The social actors in global finance: market culture and financial knowledge 55

5 Society and finance: an alternative theoretical approach 71

6 Global finance and public policy 85.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [110]-113) and index.

ISBN:

9780415619165

0415619165

9780415619172

0415619173

9780203828403

0203828402

OCLC:

711041547