The new masters of capital :
Sinclair, Timothy J.,
The new masters of capital : American bond rating agencies and the politics of creditworthiness / Timothy J. Sinclair. - 1 online resource (203 pages) : illustrations. - Cornell studies in political economy . - Cornell studies in political economy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Good, bad or indifferent : the emergence of rating -- Unconscious power -- Rating corporations -- Rating state and local governments -- Global growth of the rating business -- Blown calls : rating challenges and crises -- A new constellation of power.
9780801471780 (e-book)
Rating agencies (Finance)--United States.
Bonds--Ratings and rankings--United States.
Credit ratings--United States.
Electronic books.
HG3751.7 / .S56 2005eb
332.63/23/0973
The new masters of capital : American bond rating agencies and the politics of creditworthiness / Timothy J. Sinclair. - 1 online resource (203 pages) : illustrations. - Cornell studies in political economy . - Cornell studies in political economy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Good, bad or indifferent : the emergence of rating -- Unconscious power -- Rating corporations -- Rating state and local governments -- Global growth of the rating business -- Blown calls : rating challenges and crises -- A new constellation of power.
9780801471780 (e-book)
Rating agencies (Finance)--United States.
Bonds--Ratings and rankings--United States.
Credit ratings--United States.
Electronic books.
HG3751.7 / .S56 2005eb
332.63/23/0973