Description
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
