Casino capitalism: with an introduction by Matthew Watson

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Oxford University Press, Nov 1, 2015 - Business & Economics - 240 pages
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Originally released by Basil Blackwell in 1986, and then re-released by Manchester University Press in 1998, Casino capitalism is a cutting-edge discussion of international financial markets, the way they behave and the power they wield. It examines money's power for good as well as its terrible disruptive, destructive power for evil. Money is seen as being far too important to leave to bankers and economists to do with as they think best. The raison d'être of Casino Capitalism is to expose the development of a financial system that has increasingly escaped the calming influences of democratic control. This new edition includes a powerful new introduction provided by Matthew Watson that puts the book it in its proper historical context, as well as identifying its relevance for the modern world. It will have a wide reaching audience, appealing both to academics and students of economics and globalization as well as the general reader with interests in capitalism and economic history.
 

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Contents

1 Casino capitalism
1
2 Key decisions and their consequences
21
3 Some other interpretations
50
4 Betting in the dark
86
5 The guessing game
101
6 Some prescriptions
122
7 Cooling the casino
142
Bibliography
162
Index
170
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About the author (2015)

The late Susan Strange was a scholar of international relations who was largely responsible for creating the field of international political economy (IPE). She held academic positions at the LSE, the European University Institute in Florence and latterly as Chair in International Relations and Professor of International Political economy at the University of Warwick. Matthew Watson is Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick

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TitleCasino capitalism: with an introduction by Matthew Watson
AuthorSusan Strange
ContributorMatthew Watson
Editionreprint
PublisherOxford University Press, 2015
ISBN1784997218, 9781784997212
Length240 pages
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