Sovereign Debt and the New Global Economy: An analysis of Russian and Polish debt treatments in the post-Soviet era

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dc.contributor.authorGiallorenzo, Patrick Johnen
dc.contributor.committeechairPula, Besniken
dc.contributor.committeememberTaylor, Charles L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLuke, Timothy W.en
dc.contributor.departmentPolitical Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-11T08:00:30Zen
dc.date.available2016-05-11T08:00:30Zen
dc.date.issued2016-05-10en
dc.description.abstractCritics have alleged that the process of negotiating sovereign debt relief is unduly politicized and favors a global capitalist elite over national and democratic interests. This study evaluates the legitimacy of these criticisms by analyzing the cases of Russia and Poland in the six year period after the end of state communism in the 1990s. An alternate hypothesis, that the words of state leaders both in public and in meetings with influential global capitalist agencies determine the outcomes of key negotiations, is advanced through a careful analysis of video recordings of key speeches as well as other sources. A comparison of these cases is used to develop insights into the political role of transnational financial institutions and global capitalism.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:7340en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70958en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectsovereign debten
dc.subjectpolitical economyen
dc.subjectglobalizationen
dc.subjecttransnational capitalist classen
dc.subjectglobal financializationen
dc.subjectRussiaen
dc.subjectPolanden
dc.titleSovereign Debt and the New Global Economy: An analysis of Russian and Polish debt treatments in the post-Soviet eraen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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