The international monetary hierarchy and the financialization of peripheral countries: an interpretation on Brazil

The present paper begins by analyzing the literature on the phenomenon of financialization in emerging countries. It is hypothesized that the global dependence of the US dollar generates a global cycle of liquidity that creates a series of “impulses” to financialization in emerging countries. In int...

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Autor: Santos, Tom Claudino dos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP)
Repositorio:Cadernos de Campo: Revista de Ciências Sociais
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/11193
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/cadernos/article/view/11193
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Financialization
Globalization
Emerging Countries
Dollar
Financeirização
Globalização
Países Emergentes
Dólar
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Sumario:The present paper begins by analyzing the literature on the phenomenon of financialization in emerging countries. It is hypothesized that the global dependence of the US dollar generates a global cycle of liquidity that creates a series of “impulses” to financialization in emerging countries. In interaction with domestic actors and institutions, these impulses are amplified and not only leave emerging countries more vulnerable to changes in capital flows, but also shape the credit markets and the way in which non-financial corporations are indebted. In this sense, the case of Brazil is analyzed in order to exemplify such dynamics. It is argued that ‘financialization’ in peripheral countries is a qualitatively diverse phenomenon because of the position of these countries in the international financial and monetary hierarchy.