The Structural Foundations of International Finance : Problems of Growth and Stability

The principal message of this book is that international financial enterprises must be re-oriented towards funding productive activities rather than potentially destabilizing speculation.

The effects of financial sector operations are addressed with serious warnings that the dangers of speculative destabilization are increasing as regulatory and market discipline gradually weakens.

This work examines the ways in which national economies, especially those of industrialized countries, are affected by the operations of international financial markets.

Although these markets provide productive funding, there is also much speculative trading in stocks and currencies which can cause booms, slumps and hinder recovery.

The authors advocate entrepreneurial co-ordination by productive enterprises for balanced and stable growth, with reduced risks of financial crises and recessions.