Timothy Sinclair
Timothy J. Sinclair is Associate Professor of International Political Economy at the University of Warwick. In 2001/2002 he was a visiting scholar at Harvard University. His research is concerned with the politics of global finance and theories of global governance. The paperback edition of his book, The New Masters of Capital: American Bond Rating Agencies and the Politics of Creditworthiness, was published by Cornell University Press in 2008.
Books by Timothy Sinclair
Problem With Banks
Lena Rethel, Timothy Sinclair
Banks of all sorts are troubled institutions. The cost of public bail-outs associated with the subprime crisis in the United States alone may be as high as US$2 trillion. What is the problem with banks? Why do they seem to be at the centre of economic and financial turmoil down through the ages? In this provocative and timely book, Sinclair and Rethel seek answers to these questions, arguing that banks suffer from perennial problems, and that developments in the financial markets and government… (more information)