Table of Contents

Introduction: Crises as Moments of Truth Francisco Panizza 1. Crises and their Consequences in Latin America: Mexico in 1982 and 1994 and Venezuela in 1994 George Philip 2. "Everybody Out," "We are Fantastic." The Politics of Financial Crises in Argentina and Uruguay 2001-2003 Francisco Panizza 3. After Neoliberal Constitutionalism: Financial Crisis and State Resurgence in Russia and Argentina David M. Woodruff 4. The Neoliberalization of South Korea after the 1997 Economic Crisis: A Cultural Political Economy of Crisis Discourse and Management Joo-Hyoung Ji 5. The United States: Institutional Continuities, Reform, and "Critical Junctures" Edward Ashbee 6. Financialization, Financial Crisis, and Deficit Hysteria: Neoliberalism Redux Bob Jessop 7. A Critical Juncture in EU Integration? The Eurozone Crisis and its Management 2010-2012 Mathis Heinrich and Amelie Kutter 8. The Trouble with Economic Reform: Understanding the Debt Crisis in Spain and Italy Jonathan Hopkin 9. Greece and the Recent Financial crisis: Meltdown or Configuration? Sotirios Zartaloudis 10. The Promise and Peril of Smallness in World Markets: The Case of Financial Crisis in Denmark Martin B. Carstensen Conclusion George Philip

About the Author

Francisco Panizza is Reader in Latin American Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

George Philip is Professor in Latin American Politics and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Reviews

"Trying to grasp the implications of financial upheavals since 2008, most commentators have drawn on a narrow range of European and American examples. Moments of Truth provides a crucial corrective by widening the range of comparisons. Contributors also offer insightful analyses of each, helping this book provide a much needed perspective not just on financial crises but also on their political and social implications."
—Craig Calhoun, Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science"Everywhere, politicians, activists and academics are striving to make sense of a global financial and economic crisis. In this empirically rich, methodologically sophisticated and theoretically innovative book, some of the finest international scholars take a step back and ask how we make sense of such crises in the ways we do, why and with what effects. Through a series of highly illuminating case-studies, the book explores the ideas, institutions and actors that define contexts, specify options and shape choices in what is, after all political economy. It is a welcome contribution to debates in international political economy, comparative politics and political sociology."—Alan Finlayson, University of East Anglia