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Why not default? : the political economy of sovereign debt /
The European debt crisis has rekindled long-standing debates about the power of finance and the fraught relationship between capitalism and democracy in a globalized world. Why Not Default? unravels a striking puzzle at the heart of these debates--why, despite frequent crises and the immense costs o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2019]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Acknowledgments; Introduction. The Sovereign Debt Puzzle; PART I. THE THEORY OF SOVEREIGN DEBT; CHAPTER 1. Why Do Countries Repay Their Debts?; CHAPTER 2. A Critical Political Economy Approach; CHAPTER 3. The Structural Power of Finance; CHAPTER 4. Three Enforcement Mechanisms; PART II. A BRIEF HISTORY OF SOVEREIGN DEFAULT; CHAPTER 5. The Making of the Indebted State; CHAPTER 6. The Internationalization of Finance; CHAPTER 7. From Great Depression to Financial Repression
- PART III. THE LOST DECADE: MEXICO (1982-1989)CHAPTER 8. Syndicated Lending and the Creditors' Cartel; CHAPTER 9. The IMF's "Triumphant Return" in the 1980s; CHAPTER 10. The Rise of the Bankers' Alliance; CHAPTER 11. "The Rich Got the Loans, the Poor Got the Debts"; PART IV. THE GREAT DEFAULT: ARGENTINA (1999-2005); CHAPTER 12. The Exception That Proves the Rule; CHAPTER 13. From IMF Poster Child to Wayward Student; CHAPTER 14. The Rise and Fall of the Patria Financiera; CHAPTER 15. "Even in a Default There Is Money to Be Made"; PART V. THE SPECTER OF SOLON: GREECE (2010-2015)
- CHAPTER 16. The Power of Finance in the EurozoneCHAPTER 17. Anatomy of a "Holding Operation"; CHAPTER 18. The Establishment Digs In; CHAPTER 19. The Socialization of Greece's Debt; CHAPTER 20. The Defeat of the Athens Spring; Conclusion. Shaking Off the Burden; Appendix. A Word on Methodology; Notes; References; Index