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UNINA9910154786003321 |
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Autore |
Mitchell Christopher (Political scientist) |
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Titolo |
Saving the market from itself : the politics of financial intervention / / Christopher Mitchell, George Washington University, Washington, DC |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2016 |
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1-108-10602-1 |
1-108-11011-8 |
1-108-11079-7 |
1-316-67137-2 |
1-108-11147-5 |
1-108-11487-3 |
1-108-11215-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Financial crises - Government policy |
Monetary policy |
Economic policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Jan 2017). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- A theory of responses to financial crises -- Germany and the 2007-2009 crisis -- The United Kingdom and the 2007-2009 crisis -- The United States -- Conclusion. |
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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 |
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financial crises. This book will be essential reading for scholars and advanced students of political economy, comparative politics, economic sociology, economics, and public policy. |
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