1 “..., accessible, and provocative, and now thoroughly updated to cover recent events that have shaken the global...”

2 “... Santander's unprecedented rise to global prominence. The authors place the bank in this competitive milieu...”

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4 Table of Contents: “...Managing the global economy during the First World War -- Enforcing austerity in postwar Europe...”

5 Table of Contents: “.... 3 Varieties of Corruption and Bribery. 4 Tax Strategies of Global Elites. 5 Impunity in Stealth Web...”

6 “... overextension of credit now resulting in foreclosures, bankruptcies, and write-offs, as well as a global credit...”

7 Subjects: “...Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009...”

8 Table of Contents: “...Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. Global Markets and National Politics -- CHAPTER 2...”

9 Table of Contents: “... -- Hegemonizing Financial Expectations -- Money Markets as Infrastructures of Global Finance and Central Banks...”

10 Table of Contents: “... Banking Reforms, 2003-2008 -- The Global Financial Crisis and State Capitalism on Steroids -- The GFC...”

11 Table of Contents: “... The Global Cooperation of Central Banks -- CHAPTER 22 The Independence and Accountability of the Central Bank...”

12 Table of Contents: “... as earthquakes, global warming, demographic patterns, financial crises, and the failure of materials...”

13 “... in the United States in the 1970s. The global financial crisis of 2007-09, which originated from an oversupply...”

14 “... the global financial crisis, the responsibility lies firmly on the authorities of the eurozone and its member...”

15 “... central bank independence in the 1990s, the book argues that global forces must be at work. These forces...”

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