The Political Economy of Capital Controls

ISBN-13: 9780521582223 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 298 str.

Gunther G. Schulze

Opis

Although globalization is seen by many as the key economic trend of recent times, restrictions on international capital movements remain the norm in international finance. In this, the first comprehensive study of capital controls, Gunther Schulze uses a public choice model to explain their role. Presenting original research, as well as comprehensive surveys of the existing literature (including monetary economics, international economics, public economics and public choice) this book will be vital reading for policy professionals as well as researchers and upper level students in a wide range of disciplines.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: 'This book provides a welcome analysis of international capital controls to complement the political-economy view of international trade policies. Traditional efficiency-related reasons for capital controls are examined and are found to be less effective in explaining observed policies than distributional consequences of capital movements. An extensive range of theoretical and empirical issues is investigated, including illegal avoidance and measurement of the effectiveness of capital controls. Throughout there is no presumption that, if a government has imposed capital controls, it must necessarily have done so in the best interests of society at large. Gunther Schulze has provided a comprehensive study of a topic that has not previously benefited from the insights of a political-economy perspective.' Arye L. Hillman, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Spis treści

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Reasons for Capital Controls: 2. Political-economic determinants of capital controls; 3. Capital controls in a small open economy; 4. Extensions: large open economy and unemployment; Part II. The Evasion of Capital Controls: 5. Ways and means to escape the restrictions; 6. Misinvoicing international trade: imports; 7. Misinvoicing international trade: exports; Part III. Empirical Measurement of the Effectiveness of Capital Controls: 8. The effects of capital controls - unexploited profit opportunities?; 9. Return differentials; 10. The correlation of saving and investment; 11. Finale; Appendices; References; Index.