Private Ratings, Public Regulations Credit

Credit rating agencies play a powerful and contentious role in the governance of global financial markets. Introducing an original framework for delegating political authority to private actors, this book explains common trends in the regulatory use of private ratings for public purposes and analyzes regulatory changes after the Financial Crisis.

Andreas Kruck is Teaching and Research Associate, Geschwister-Scholl Institute for Political Science, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany. His research interests include global governance, private actors in world politics and international political economy.

Introduction: Private Ratings and Public Purposes
The Regulatory Use of Credit Ratings: Overview and Conceptualization
The Theoretical Model: An Embedded Resource Dependence View on Delegation
Explaining Trend and Variation in the Regulatory Use of Credit Ratings
Making Sense of the Role of External Ratings in Basel II
Conclusion and Outlook: After the Crisis
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