Why Banks Fail: The Political Roots of Banking Crises in Spain

by Sebastian Royo

This book examines the political roots of banking crises in Spain. It focuses on the process of political bargains in which parties with different interests come together to form coalitions, and it shows how these coalitions have determined banking outcomes and caused banking crises in Spain. In particular, it analyzes the 2008 Spanish banking crisis and shows how Spanish banks and related savings institutions contributed significantly to the challenges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349959901
• ISBN13: 9781349959907
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 8.7"