...the four case studies in this book offer basic data and succinct analysis of recent policies...
Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs
Thatcher and Vlandas fill a gap in the existing literature with a foundational framework that can and should be built upon.
Carey Mott, International Affairs
Political economy debates have focused on the internationalisation of private capital, but foreign states increasingly enter domestic markets as financial investors. How do policy makers in recipient countries react? Do they treat purchases as a threat and impose restrictions or see them as beneficial and welcome them? What are the wider implications for debates about state capacities to govern domestic economies in the face of internationalisation of financial markets?
In response, Foreign States in Domestic Markets have developed the concept of 'internationalised statism', where governments welcome the use of foreign state investments to govern their domestic economies. These foreign state investments are applied to the most prominent overseas state investors, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). Many SWFs are from Asia and the Middle East and their number and size have greatly expanded, reaching $9 trillion by 2020. This book examines policies towards non-Western SWFs buying company shares in four countries: the US, UK, France, and Germany. Although the US has imposed significant legal restrictions, the others have pursued internationalised statism in ways that are surprising given both popular and political economy classifications. This book argues that the policy patterns found are related to domestic politics, notably the preferences and capacities of the political executive and legislature, rather than solely economic needs or national security risks. The phenomenon of internationalised statism underlines that overseas state investment provides policy makers in recipient states with new allies and resources. The study of SWFs shows that internationalisation and liberalisation of financial markets offer national policy makers opportunities to govern their domestic economies.
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This book develops the concept of 'internationalised statism' - governments welcoming and using foreign state investments to govern their domestic economies - and applies it to the most prominent overseas state investors: Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs).
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Introduction: The Paradox of Foreign State Investments in an Age of Economic Liberalism
1: Internationalised Statism
2: Sovereign Wealth Funds and International Regulation
3: Contested Internationalised Statism in the US
4: The UK Wimbledon Strategy
5: French Strategies of Directed Internationalised Statism
6: Directed Internationalised Statism in Germany
7: Foreign States in Domestic Markets
Appendix
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Provides a comprehensive analysis of a highly political and growing phenomenon - overseas state investment
Relates to key debates in political economy about the state and international markets
Presents an innovative concept and analytical framework for comparative and international political economy
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Mark Thatcher is Professor of Politics, Department of Political Science, Luiss University, Rome. He was previously Professor of Comparative and International Politics, London School of Economics. His research interests lie in comparative public policy and regulation in Europe. His current projects include: the governance of markets, competition and industrial policy in Europe; independent regulatory agencies; cultural heritage protection; and the EU and its
political identity. He has published in journals such as Socio-Economic Review, European Journal of Political Research, Journal of European Public Policy, and Comparative European Politics. His books include
Resilient Liberalism in Europe's Political Economy (CUP co-edited with Vivien Schmidt, 2013) and Internationalisation and Economic Institutions (OUP, 2007).
Dr Tim Vlandas is Associate Professor of Comparative Social Policy, a Fellow of St Antony's College, and associate member of Nuffield College, at the University of Oxford. His research has been published in Comparative Political Studies, Socio-Economic Review, Journal of Common Market Studies, Politics & Society, Journal of European Social Policy, European Political Science, European Journal of Industrial Relation, Social Policy & Administration, European Political Science
Review, Political Science Research and Methods, European Political Science Review, Work Employment & Society, and Comparative European Politics. He has been awarded research prizes by the European Network for Social Policy
Analysis and the American Political Science Association.
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Provides a comprehensive analysis of a highly political and growing phenomenon - overseas state investment
Relates to key debates in political economy about the state and international markets
Presents an innovative concept and analytical framework for comparative and international political economy
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780198786085
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
482 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
192