The New Masters of Capital : : American Bond Rating Agencies and the Politics of Creditworthiness /

The New Masters of Capital : : American Bond Rating Agencies and the Politics of Creditworthiness / / Timothy J. Sinclair.

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In The New Masters of Capital, Timothy J. Sinclair examines a key aspect of the global economy-the rating agencies. In the global economy, trust is formalized in the daily operations of such firms as Moody's and Standard & Poor's, which continuously monitor the financial health of bond...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Sinclair, Timothy J.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Cornell Studies in Political Economy
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Physical Description:1 online resource (202 p.) :; 1 graph, 7 tables, 3 line drawings
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • TABLES AND FIGURES
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Good, Bad, or Indifferent : The Emergence of Rating
  • 3. Unconscious Power
  • 4. Rating Corporations
  • 5. Rating State and Local Governments
  • 6. Global Growth of the Rating Business
  • 7. Blown Calls: Rating Challenges and Crises
  • 8. A New Constellation of Power
  • Index

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