Nicholas Dorn, a sociologist, has also published on transnational governance, the European Union, public and private regulation and economic crime.

'A timely challenge to technocratic group think and an important argument for more democratic and diverse regulation' Karel Williams, CRESC and Manchester Business School, UK'Dorn places financial markets in historical, cultural and political context, returning us to questions about the purpose of finance, all the more pressing in today's Europe'Matjaž Jager, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia'... Dorn’s is a compelling introduction to the state of the art in global financial regulation which succeeds in sustaining the reader’s interest through its sometimes labyrinthine material. Dorn pulls off that rare feat of presenting an argument capable of eliciting the interest of interdisciplinary researchers while also being grounded in an appreciation for the intricacies of the regulatory sphere.'Nathan Coombs, University of Edinburgh, UK

• Preface, Part I. Historical Legacies Chapter 1. From Clubs To Herds: Private Regulation, Public Façade, Chapter 2. Bailouts As Policy: Constructing ‘Too Connected To Fail’ Part II. Regulatory Hubris Chapter 3. Two Readings: Regulatory Insufficiency Or De-Politicisation, Chapter 4. Europe: From Single Market To Multiple Mechanisms Part III. Ways Forward Chapter 5. Limits And Distractions Of Transparency, Chapter 6. Democracy As Driver Of Global Diversity Bibliography Index

Nicholas Dorn, a sociologist, has also published on transnational governance, the European Union, public and private regulation and economic crime.

'A timely challenge to technocratic group think and an important argument for more democratic and diverse regulation' Karel Williams, CRESC and Manchester Business School, UK'Dorn places financial markets in historical, cultural and political context, returning us to questions about the purpose of finance, all the more pressing in today's Europe'Matjaž Jager, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia'... Dorn’s is a compelling introduction to the state of the art in global financial regulation which succeeds in sustaining the reader’s interest through its sometimes labyrinthine material. Dorn pulls off that rare feat of presenting an argument capable of eliciting the interest of interdisciplinary researchers while also being grounded in an appreciation for the intricacies of the regulatory sphere.'Nathan Coombs, University of Edinburgh, UK

• Preface, Part I. Historical Legacies Chapter 1. From Clubs To Herds: Private Regulation, Public Façade, Chapter 2. Bailouts As Policy: Constructing ‘Too Connected To Fail’ Part II. Regulatory Hubris Chapter 3. Two Readings: Regulatory Insufficiency Or De-Politicisation, Chapter 4. Europe: From Single Market To Multiple Mechanisms Part III. Ways Forward Chapter 5. Limits And Distractions Of Transparency, Chapter 6. Democracy As Driver Of Global Diversity Bibliography Index

Nicholas Dorn, a sociologist, has also published on transnational governance, the European Union, public and private regulation and economic crime.

'A timely challenge to technocratic group think and an important argument for more democratic and diverse regulation' Karel Williams, CRESC and Manchester Business School, UK'Dorn places financial markets in historical, cultural and political context, returning us to questions about the purpose of finance, all the more pressing in today's Europe'Matjaž Jager, Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia'... Dorn’s is a compelling introduction to the state of the art in global financial regulation which succeeds in sustaining the reader’s interest through its sometimes labyrinthine material. Dorn pulls off that rare feat of presenting an argument capable of eliciting the interest of interdisciplinary researchers while also being grounded in an appreciation for the intricacies of the regulatory sphere.'Nathan Coombs, University of Edinburgh, UK

• Preface, Part I. Historical Legacies Chapter 1. From Clubs To Herds: Private Regulation, Public Façade, Chapter 2. Bailouts As Policy: Constructing ‘Too Connected To Fail’ Part II. Regulatory Hubris Chapter 3. Two Readings: Regulatory Insufficiency Or De-Politicisation, Chapter 4. Europe: From Single Market To Multiple Mechanisms Part III. Ways Forward Chapter 5. Limits And Distractions Of Transparency, Chapter 6. Democracy As Driver Of Global Diversity Bibliography Index