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Passing judgement: credit rating processes as regulatory mechanisms of governance in the emerging world order

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Sinclair, Timothy J. (1994) Passing judgement: credit rating processes as regulatory mechanisms of governance in the emerging world order. Review of International Political Economy, Vol.1 (No.1). pp. 133-159. doi:10.1080/09692299408434271 ISSN 0969-2290.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09692299408434271

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Abstract

This article argues that certain knowledge-producing institutions located in the American financial industry- debt security or bond rating agencies -are significant forces in the creation and extension of the new, open global political economy and therefore deserve the attention of international political economists as mechanisms of 'governance without government'. Rating agencies are hypothesized to possess leverage, based on their unique gate-keeping role with regard to investment funds sought by corporations and governments. The article examines trends in capital markets, the processes leading to bond rating judgements, assesses the form and extent of the agencies' governance powers, and contemplates the implications of these judgements for further extension of the global political economy and the form of the emerging world order.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Rating agencies (Finance) -- United States, Commercial credit -- United States, Financial services industry -- United States, Economics -- Political aspects -- United States, International economic relations
Journal or Publication Title: Review of International Political Economy
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 0969-2290
Official Date: 1994
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Volume: Vol.1
Number: No.1
Page Range: pp. 133-159
DOI: 10.1080/09692299408434271
Status: Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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