This is a systematic study of how the interdependence of fiscal and monetary policies and the interaction of party governments and central banks affect the fiscal-policy mix in 18 industrial democracies in America, Europe and Asia

"The recent financial crisis exposed both a naïve faith in mathematical models to manage risk and a crude culture of greed that embraces risk. This book explores cultures of finance in sites such as corporate governance, hedge funds, central banks, the City of London and Wall Street, and small...

"Combining balance sheet analysis with historical institutional analysis, this book traces the evolution of social sector financial balance sheets in the US from 1960-2018. This innovative historical-institutional approach, ranging from the micro level of households to the macro level of the...

Introduction -- Compounding financialization, critical pluralist political economy, and historical-institutional balance-sheet analysis -- Political economy and the financialization of American banking -- The centralization and financialization of American monetary authority -- Shadow banking,...