International financial institutions and the new global managerial order

Murphy, Jonathan Richard 2008. International financial institutions and the new global managerial order. Critical Perspectives on Accounting 19 (5) , pp. 714-740. 10.1016/j.cpa.2006.08.008

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Abstract

This article is a contribution to the continuing debate within critical accounting and broader critical theory circles about the nature of capitalism in a globalized economic order. It argues that the contemporary economic environment cannot be adequately explained by traditional critical theories of imperialism. Through an analysis of the emergence of Mittal Steel Corporation as the world's largest steel producer, I document how international financial institutions encouraged the success of this new type of transnational corporation that is culturally grounded but not geographically bound to a hegemonic nation-state. The Mittal example suggests that globalization is fundamentally altering the relationship between international capital and the nation-state, and heralding the rise of international financial institutions (IFIs) as key actors in structuring a global, elite-driven order. The IFIs operate outside democratic control and scrutiny, and are able to impose their preferred economic solutions across the world.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Uncontrolled Keywords:	World bank; Steel industry; European bank for reconstruction and development; Elite theory; Kazakhstan; Tax havens; Global government; Privatization
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1095-9955
Last Modified:	10 Oct 2017 12:48
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/2647

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