The American empire and the political economy of global finance /
[Book]
edited by Leo Panitch and Martijn Konings
xi, 334 pages,
22 cm
International political economy series
"Updated and expanded edition with a new chapter on the political economy of the subprime crisis"--Cover
Originally published: 2008
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-318) and index
In a critique of how international and comparative political economies misjudge the relationship between global markets and states, this book demonstrates the central place of the American state in today's world of globalized finance. The contributors set aside emphasis on military intervention, looking instead to economics