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The Political Economy of International Capital Mobility

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  • © 2007

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  1. Matthew Watson

    1. University of Warwick, UK

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Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Matthew Watson
    Pages 1-12

  3. Controlling, Creating and Cashing-in on Risk: The Essence of International Financial Markets

    • Matthew Watson
    Pages 13-36

  4. Spatial Versus Functional Mobility of Capital: A Framework for Analysis

    • Matthew Watson
    Pages 37-62

  5. The Intellectual Conditions for Recent Increases in Capital Mobility

    • Matthew Watson
    Pages 63-90

  6. The Historical Conditions for Recent Increases in Capital Mobility

    • Matthew Watson
    Pages 91-116

  7. Capital Mobility, Exchange Rate Instability and Contagious Credit Crunches: The Causes and Spread of the Asian Financial Crisis

    • Matthew Watson
    Pages 117-142

  8. Currency Market Transactions and the Desire for Progressive Regulation: Capital Mobility and Tobin Tax Avoidance

    • Matthew Watson
    Pages 143-165

  9. Stock Price Psychosis and the Pathology of a Corporate Meltdown: The Collapse of Enron

    • Matthew Watson
    Pages 166-188

  10. Capital Mobility in an Age of Shareholder Value: The Battle for Control of the London Stock Exchange

    • Matthew Watson
    Pages 189-211

  11. Conclusion

    • Matthew Watson
    Pages 212-220

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 221-254
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About this book

Matthew Watson draws a distinction between the spatial and the functional mobility of capital, allowing fresh insights into existing work on the subject whilst repoliticizing the very idea of capital being 'in motion'. The dynamics of capital mobility and the patterns of risk exposure are illustrated through four detailed global case studies.

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'Matthew Watson's book reaches beyond questions of international financial architecture, or critiques of homo economicus, to open up the black box of how financial markets actually work. This book is essential reading for all who wish to understand how processes of financial innovation, liberalisation, and socialisation are transforming the global financial order and introducing new forms of risk into our societies.' - Leonard Seabrooke, International Center for Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

'It is a must-read for those who are engaged in creating risk hedging strategies and anyone interested in how the modern financial system acts to propagate risks.' - Business& Finance

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Warwick, UK

    Matthew Watson

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MATTHEW WATSON is Associate Professor (Reader) in Political Economy at the University of Warwick, UK. He has previously published Foundations of International Political Economy with Palgrave Macmillan (2005).

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