List of tables -- List of figures -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Cultural corporations and capitalist imperatives -- Corporate strategy and structure in an age of "paranational hypercapitalism" -- Global media, regulation and the state --...

Financial conglomerates have evolved in many countries with a developed financial system, their presence and impact are however quite diverse in these economies. Since this phenomenon raises interesting questions about the stability and efficiency of the financial system as well, it is worth...