Money and Power : Great Predators in the Political Economy of Development
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| Title: | Money and Power : Great Predators in the Political Economy of Development |
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| Description: | This book explores the role of governments and financial institutions in managing the markets in the developing world. These'Great Predators'are trapping the populations of the Global South in a permanent cycle of austerity. Through a framework of political economy, Money and Power shows how pseudo-public'development'institutions retain complete economic control over developing markets, while the international system remains unregulated. Operating in the interests of North America and the European Union, these Great Predators have a political purpose, and yet serve to cloud the brute power relations between states. |
| Authors: | Sarah Bracking |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Government financial institutions--Developing countries, Development credit corporations--Developing countries, Economic development projects--Developing countries |
| Categories: | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | This book explores the role of governments and financial institutions in managing the markets in the developing world. These'Great Predators'are trapping the populations of the Global South in a permanent cycle of austerity. Through a framework of political economy, Money and Power shows how pseudo-public'development'institutions retain complete economic control over developing markets, while the international system remains unregulated. Operating in the interests of North America and the European Union, these Great Predators have a political purpose, and yet serve to cloud the brute power relations between states. |
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| ISBN: | 9780745320120 9780745320113 9781849641807 |
