Governance of Financialization in Latin America and East Asia

<p><em>The Governance of Financialization in Latin America and East Asia</em> analyses how states in these areas have adopted different monetary financial and foreign exchange policies to govern financialization which have induced varying levels of state control over financial markets.</p><p>The book analyzes the puzzling observation of policy divergence by investigating how countries have reacted differently to major financial crises since the 1970s. It shows how Argentina and Japan selected a governance approach to financialization that followed Western prescriptions by propelling unregulated financialization; but also how Chile and South Korea by contrast crafted policies to reduce the negative effects of financialization on economic development and financial stability. The book identifies variegated expertise in central banks ministries of finance expert commissions and research institutions that has informed policymaking across Argentina Chile Japan and South Korea since the 1970s. It then demonstrates how governments have used experts to achieve diverse political objectives and explains how governments can use experts to enhance state agency to counter globalization pressures.</p><p>This book will appeal to scholars of International Political Economy comparative politics economics sociology development studies and Latin American and East Asian history. It will also be of interest to economists and policymakers who want to safeguard financial stability and promote economic growth.</p>