Rating politics : sovereign credit ratings and democratic choice in prosperous developed countries / Zsófia Barta and Alison Johnston.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023Description: 1 online resource (xi, 206 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191988561.Subject(s): Credit ratings -- Political aspects | Policy sciences -- Economic aspects | Finance, Public | Finance and Accounting | EconomicsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198878179DDC classification: 332.7 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: This work explores how countries' political and policy choices affect the credit ratings that they receive. The authors use statistical analysis of ratings, interviews with sovereign rating analysts, and a close reading of official communications of rating agencies to show that ratings penalise centre-left governments and policies.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This work explores how countries' political and policy choices affect the credit ratings that they receive. The authors use statistical analysis of ratings, interviews with sovereign rating analysts, and a close reading of official communications of rating agencies to show that ratings penalise centre-left governments and policies.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 22, 2023).