PROF Costas Lapavitsas cl5@soas.ac.uk
Professor in Economics
Financialisation in developing countries: approaches, concepts, and metrics
Lapavitsas, Costas; Soydan, Aylin
Authors
Aylin Soydan
Abstract
Financialisation in developing countries is the subject of an expanding literature but its characteristic features and its relationship to developed countries remain unclear. Reviewing the literature, this paper shows that financialisation in developing countries should be distinguished from financial liberalisation and financial globalisation. Furthermore, its character is partly derivative from financialisation in developed countries, as is confirmed by two theoretical approaches, related but different from each other, namely ‘subordinate’ and ‘dependent’ financialisation. By further reviewing the empirical literature, the paper also shows that financialisation in developing countries is highly variable and different from that in developed countries regarding the conduct of non-financial enterprises, banks, and households. Moreover, the literature addresses several sources of vulnerability for developing countries relating to financialisation. Finally, there are significant literature gaps, above all, the connection between financialisation and the globalisation of production as well as the role of the state.
Citation
Lapavitsas, C., & Soydan, A. (2022). Financialisation in developing countries: approaches, concepts, and metrics. International Review of Applied Economics, 36(3), 424-447. https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2022.2052714
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 21, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 17, 2022 |
Publication Date | Mar 17, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Mar 29, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2022 |
Journal | International Review of Applied Economics |
Print ISSN | 0269-2171 |
Electronic ISSN | 1465-3486 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 36 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 424-447 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2022.2052714 |
Keywords | Development, financial liberalisation, financial globalisation, subordinate financialisation, dependent financialisation, financialisation metrics, developing countries |
Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02692171.2022.2052714 |
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