Financial Services, Globalization and Domestic Policy Change [Paperback]

The global scope of the changes in the international financial and monetary systems ensured that no nation-state could protect itself from their effects. The quarter-century, 1970-95, included the most extensive legislative overhaul of financial services policy since the Great Depression, if not the greatest set of changes ever. This book examines how five such states - Canada, France, Germany, UK, USA - adapted by reforming their financial services policies.List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - List of Acronyms - Financial Globalization, Political Institutions, and Democracy - Comparative Structures of Financial Services - Financial Services, Interest Intermediation, and Political Power - State Capacity, Political Power, and Policy Networks - France: Relaxing Dirigisme - Germany: Protecting Bank Power - USA: Booting the Ball? - UK: Threadneedle Street Ascendant - Canada: Federalism and Bank Power - Conclusion - Appendix 1: Project Interviews - Appendix 2: Structural Data on Financial Services Interest Associations - Bibliography - Index