Banking on Privilege: The Politics of Spanish Financial Reform

Author: Sofia A. Perez
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ISBN: 0801433231
Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr (November, 1997)
Sales Rank: 747,034
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5

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Rating: 5 out of 5
An outstanding book about economic and political power
This amazing book focuses on the relationship between the economic power of Spain's largest financial institutions and the political power of successive Spanish governments. It gives an excellent view of how economic power manages to control the three legal powers of the State in modern European democracies. Definitively a must read!!

Rating: 5 out of 5
The best book on the politics of Spanish banking
This book is a great example of social-science research on the politics of financial reform. Although focused on the Spanish banking sector, it makes comparisons with other European countries, especially France. Easily one of the best political analyses of the power of private banks in emerging economies. Highly recommended for those interested in understanding the forthcoming European Economic and Monetary Union of 1999.

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