Handbook of the International Political Economy of Monetary R... - 9781783474783

Handbook of the International Political Economy of Monetary RelationsAuthor(s): Thomas Oatley, W. Kindred Winecoff\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781783474783, 978-1783474783\nSynopsis\nThis extensive Handbook provides an in-depth exploration of the political economy dynamics associated with the international monetary and financial systems. Leading experts offer a fresh take on research into the interaction between system structure, the self-interest of private firms, the political institutions within which governments make policy, and the ideas that influence beliefs about appropriate policy responses. Crucially they also assess how these factors have shaped the political economy of various facets of monetary and financial [url] into four comprehensive sections, the Handbook begins with a focus on the international system and explores how the distribution of power in the system shapes its sto