American empire and the political economy of global finance

"In a lively critique of how international and comparative political economy 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 traditional emphases on military intervention, looking instead to economics."@en
"This book analyzes America's unique role in the making and managing of global finance, setting it in the context of the historical, social and institutional interface between politics and finance.It is highly topical amidst the challenges of crises in globalized financial markets. It provides a distinctive and original theoretical approach which enlightens new imperialism debates and the developments in international and political economy. It offers a wide-ranging coverage of the key American and international institutions in global finance.In a lively 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 traditional emphasis on military intervention, looking instead to economics."