The Rise of Central Banks: Book Discussion with Leon Wansleben
In his new book, The Rise of Central Banks: State Power in Financial Capitalism, Leon Wansleben gives a groundbreaking account of the origins and consequences of central banks’ increasing influence over economic policy. Join us in Cologne on March 30 for a book discussion with author Leon Wansleben, Jens Beckert, Benjamin Braun, Greta Krippner, and Matthias Thiemann. Please register by sending an email to info@mpifg.de.

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The Role of Imagined Futures in South Africa's Transition from Apartheid, 1976–1996

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Bureaucrats or Revolutionaries? Governing Public Debt, Reshaping the Brazilian State

Teresa Ruas Coelho
Apr 17, 2023 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Political Opposition to Foreign Home Ownership

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Apr 19, 2023 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

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Aiming to combine and develop the approaches of economic sociology, comparative and international political economy, and organization studies, the School’s research investigates the complex linkages between economic and social action.

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