Cosmopolitanism and global financial reform : a pragmatic approach to the Tobin tax / / James Brassett

• Autore: Brassett James.
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (151 p.)
• Disciplina: 336.2/7833245
• Soggetto topico: International finance - Moral and ethical aspects; Globalization - Moral and ethical aspects; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The ethical turn in IPE: The case for a pragmatic approach; 2 Vocabularies of the Tobin tax: From economics to politics and ethics; 3 Cosmopolitan justice and the Tobin tax; 4 Cosmopolitan democracy and the Tobin tax; 5 Pragmatic cosmopolitanism: The Tobin tax campaign as sentimental education; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Acknowledgement of the ethical dimension of global finance is commonplace in the wake of financial crises. The sub-prime crisis and ensuing credit crunch are only the latest in a long run of global financial crises that wreak social havoc and force us to consider alternative possibilities for global finance.By defining cosmopolitanism and analysing how cosmopolitan ideas can increasingly provide an account of the governance of global finance, Brassett examines whether global finance can be regulated so as to provide cosmopolitan values like social security, equality and democratic ac
• Titolo autorizzato: Cosmopolitanism and global financial reform
• ISBN: 1-136-97072-X; 1-136-97073-8; 1-282-62956-5; 9786612629563; 0-203-85162-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791348703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: RIPE series in global political economy.