{"title":"Jamie Martin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJamie Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful and engaging works focused on education and reference. Readers can expect thoughtful explorations that illuminate complex topics with clarity, making learning both accessible and compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for detail and a knack for narrative, Martin’s books provide valuable perspectives that inspire curiosity and deepen understanding. Ideal for anyone seeking well-crafted educational material that goes beyond the basics.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-meddlers-by-jamie-martin-9780674297357","title":"The Meddlers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Martin's impressive new book, \u003cem\u003eThe Meddlers\u003c\/em\u003e, considers the League of Nations and other interwar precursors of 'neutral' institutions of \u003cem\u003edoux commerce\u003c\/em\u003e to show how closely the 'birth of global economic governance' was entangled with empire.” - David Priestland, \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Few standard accounts of international economic history hold up to scrutiny in Jamie Martin's bold history of economic governance.” - Dina Gusejnova, \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Meddlers\u003c\/em\u003e is an eye-opening, essential new history that places our international financial institutions in the transition from a world defined by empire to one of nation states enmeshed in the world economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e- Adam Tooze, Columbia University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInstitutions like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank exert enormous influence over the domestic policies of many states. While they were created in the aftermath of World War II, if we want to understand their deeper origins and the ideas and dynamics that shaped their controversial powers, we must turn back to the explosive political struggles that attended the birth of global economic governance in the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Meddlers\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the first international institutions to preside over the world economy, including the League of Nations and Bank for International Settlements, created after World War I. These institutions endowed European and American bankers, colonial authorities, and civil servants with extraordinary powers: to enforce austerity, coordinate the policies of independent central banks, oversee development programs, and regulate commodity prices. 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These institutions date from the end of World War II and amassed power during the neoliberal era of the late twentieth century. But as Jamie Martin shows, if we want to understand their deeper origins and the ideas and dynamics that shaped their controversial powers, we must turn back to the explosive political struggles that attended the birth of global economic governance in the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Meddlers\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the first international institutions to govern the world economy, including the League of Nations and Bank for International Settlements, created after World War I. These institutions endowed civil servants, bankers, and colonial authorities from Europe and the United States with extraordinary powers: to enforce austerity, coordinate the policies of independent central banks, oversee development programs, and regulate commodity prices. 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