From the Publisher
"Taking the Polanyian perspective, Basak Kus presents a persuasive account of the recent growth of what she terms 'disembedded financialization'-a financialized economy that lacks basic protections against mitigating risks, including industry-wide systemic risks, broader socio-economic risks and financial risks borne by individual consumers. Writing in a clear prose that makes the book accessible to a wider audience, Kus's lucid analysis underscores the social and human costs of financialization, and the real threat it can pose for the future of our democracy." — Alya Guseva, Boston University, and author of Into the Read: The Birth of the Credit Card Market in Postcommunist Russia
