Freedom and Finance: Democratization and Institutional Investors in Developing Countries - Couverture rigide

Haley, M.

 
9780333914489: Freedom and Finance: Democratization and Institutional Investors in Developing Countries

Synopsis

Within a decade, private capital surpassed aid as the primary capital source for developing countries. This book explores how the increase of private funds, in particular portfolio capital, effects democratization in developing countries. A probe into institutional investors' coordination, asset concentration, political preferences, and activism, provides a framework for understanding the politics of international financial constraints. Highlighting the dilemma presented by international finance's simultaneous emphasis on austerity and stability, the question of whether this public-to-private shift might facilitate an anti-democratic strain is examined.

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À propos de l'auteur

MARY ANN HALEY is a Lecturer at Fairfield University in Connecticut. Her previous publications include Emerging Market Makers: The Power of Institutional Investors. She has served as vice president of Intercontinental Publications; a company dedicated to technology transfer to developing countries.

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