2 Global Debt Cycles and the Role of Political Regimes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. List of Tables and Figures VII
4. List of Contributors IX
5. Acknowledgments XI
6. 1 Markets, Politics, and Change in the Global Political Economy 1
7. 2 Global Debt Cycles and the Role of Political Regimes 17
8. 3 Global Debt Crises in Structural-Cyclical Perspective: 1791-1984 57
9. 4 The Impact of Arms Imports and Economic Environments on Third World Debt 85
10. 5 Direct Foreign Investment, Repression, Reform, and Political Conflict in Third World States 105
11. 6 Markets, Sovereignty, and International Regime Change: Constraints on Nationalization Strategies in Peru and Jamaica 127
12. 7 The Economic Origins of Political Instability: Why the Portuguese Bourgeoisie Abandoned Its First Republic 151
13. 8 External Shocks and Instability in Taiwan: The Dog That Didn't Bark 173
14. References 199
15. Index 221
16. About the Book 227