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The new masters of capital : American bond rating agencies and the politics of creditworthiness /

"In The New Masters of Capital, Timothy J. Sinclair examines a key aspect of the global economy - the rating agencies. In the global economy, trust is formalized in the daily operations of such firms as Moody's and Standard & Poor's, which continuously monitor the financial health...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sinclair, Timothy J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2005.
Series:Cornell studies in political economy.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Good, bad or indifferent : the emergence of rating
  • Unconscious power
  • Rating corporations
  • Rating state and local governments
  • Global growth of the rating business
  • Blown calls : rating challenges and crises
  • A new constellation of power.