Internationalization and Economic Institutions Comparing the European Experience

Name: Internationalization and Economic Institutions Comparing the European Experience
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ISBN: 9780199245680

ISBN-10: 0199245681

ISBN-13: 9780199245680

Edition: 2007

Authors: Mark Thatcher

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This book examines when, how and why internationalization affects national economic institutions. It confronts questions at the heart of debates in political economy and comparative politics: What does internationalization of markets mean? Who are its carriers in domestic arenas? Through which mechanisms does it affect decisions about national institutional reform? What are institutional outcomes in the face of internationalization? The book responds to its questions by looking at key economic institutions in five strategic sectors: securities trading, telecommunications, electricity, airlines, and postal services. It compares across four countries that represent different 'varieties of…

Book details

List price: $175.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/30/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

Mark Thatcher is Professor in Comparative and International Politics in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science.




Analysing market internationalisation and national institutions



Internationalisation of finance: securities trading 1965-2005



The internationalisation of securities markets



Common pressures, diverse paths: securities trading in France, West Germany and Italy 1965-86



From Conservatism to Revolution: British stock exchange regulation 1965-2005



Transformation and convergence: stock exchanges in France, Germany and Italy 1986-2005



Internationalisation of communications: telecommunications 1965-2005



Internationalisation of Telecommunications markets



The power of inertia: telecommunications in France, West Germany and Italy 1965-1987



Telecommunications in Britain: from laggard to leader



The European path to radical reform: Telecommunications in France, Germany and Italy 1988-2005



Extending the analysis: Policy Forms of Internationalisation



Power politics: electricity supply in Europe



Changing course: airlines in Europe



Liberalising the Letter: The reform of postal services



Internationalisation, Markets and Politics



Conclusion: market internationalisation and national economic institutions