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Financial Globalization and Democracy in Emerging Markets (International Political Economy)
Leslie Ellio Armijo
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Description for Financial Globalization and Democracy in Emerging Markets (International Political Economy)
Paperback. This text highlights the financial crises in Mexico and South America (1995) and in East Asia (1997). It explores the risks from portfolio capital flows to democracy in countries like Mexico, Brazil, Russia, India, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Editor(s): Armijo, Leslie Elliott. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 370 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCB; KCLF; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
When Mexico's peso crisis occurred in December 1994, all of Latin America experienced the 'tequila effect'. In January 1998, after seven months of financial turmoil in East Asia, Alan Greenspan, the usually reticent Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Bank, noted that such 'vicious cycles...may, in fact, be a defining characteristic of the new high-tech international financial system'. This book examines the impact of the new, highly liquid portfolio capital flows on governments, opposition, politicians, business and the workforce in such emerging market countries as Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Hailed as 'exemplary and innovative', 'fine-grained and ... Read more
When Mexico's peso crisis occurred in December 1994, all of Latin America experienced the 'tequila effect'. In January 1998, after seven months of financial turmoil in East Asia, Alan Greenspan, the usually reticent Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Bank, noted that such 'vicious cycles...may, in fact, be a defining characteristic of the new high-tech international financial system'. This book examines the impact of the new, highly liquid portfolio capital flows on governments, opposition, politicians, business and the workforce in such emerging market countries as Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Hailed as 'exemplary and innovative', 'fine-grained and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
International Political Economy Series
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333930670
SKU
V9780333930670
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About Leslie Ellio Armijo
LESLIE ELLIOTT ARMIJO is Visiting Scholar, Reed College, Oregon, USA. She has published numerous articles on the interaction of democratization and economic liberalization in developing and transitional countries, the game of inflation in Brazil, and the politics of privatization and market-oriented economic reforms in South America, Mexico, and India.
Reviews for Financial Globalization and Democracy in Emerging Markets (International Political Economy)
'A must read for scholars, officials, politicians, journalists, and students interested in exploring the murky waters of globalization.' - Thomas M. Callaghy, University of Pennsylvania 'Armijo's [collection] is a timely and excellent contribution to the on-going academic debate over the pros and cons of market reforms vs. democratic governance in major developing countries.' - Luigi Manzetti, Southern Methodist University