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

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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Main Author: Sinclair, Timothy J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press [2014]
Series:Cornell Studies in Political Economy
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Summary: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-issuers ranging from private corporations to local and national governments. Their judgments affect unimaginably large sums, approximately
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Nov 2018)
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780801471780

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