Governing the Global Economy

With this timely and persuasive study, Kapstein establishes himself as one of our foremost authorities on the political economy of international banking. A judicious blend of theoretical insight and practical knowledge, Governing the Global Economy is essential reading for anyone concerned with the future operation and regulation of international financial markets. -- Benjamin J. Cohen, University of California, Santa Barbara

No area has become more global in its operations, more volatile, and thus more difficult to monitor and control than international banking. International banker and political economist Kapstein explores government action to cope with the economic and political consequences associated with the globalization of international finance.No area has become more global in its operations, more volatile, and thus more difficult to monitor and control than international banking. In this book, the international banker and political economist Ethan Kapstein explores the actions that governments have taken to cope with the economic and political consequences associated with the globalization of international finance.