The new masters of capital
Subtitle: American bond rating agencies and the politics of creditworthiness
By: Timothy J. Sinclair
Series: Cornell studies in political economy; Cornell studies in political economy
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780801474910
Subjects: Rating agencies (Finance); Credit ratings; Ratings and rankings; Bonds
Other titles: American bond rating agencies and the politics of creditworthiness
Notes: "Cornell Paperbacks"--P. [4] of cover.

Reprint. Previously published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Good, bad or indifferent : the emergence of rating; title: Unconscious power; title: Rating corporations; title: Rating state and local governments; title: Global growth of the rating business; title: Blown calls : rating challenges and crises; title: A new constellation of power.