The world's best financial minds help us understand today's financial crisis With so much information saturating the market for the everyday investor, trying to understand why the economic crisis happened and what needs to be done to fix it can be daunting. There is a real need, and demand, from...

During the recent financial crisis, the conflict between sovereign states and banks over who controls the creation of money was thrown into sharp relief. This collection investigates the relationship between states and banks, arguing that conflicts between the two over control of money produces...

Machine generated contents note: Introduction Jocelyn Pixley; 1. Sovereign nations and the governance of international finance Renate Mayntz; 2. Coping with the dangerous component of capital flows and Asia's ineffective cooperation Iwan Azis; 3. How mobile capital plays off democracy - the Euro...

The puzzle of credibility in international markets -- A theory of credibility through financial integration -- Foreign bank advantage in comparative perspective -- Currency boards and foreign bank presence -- Inflation targeting and foreign bank presence -- Reputation in crisis -- Conclusion