Download or read book Financialization and the US Economy written by Özgür Orhangazi and published by Edward Elgar Pub. This book was released on 2008 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Özgür Orhangazi brings together a comprehensive analysis of financialization in the US economy that encompasses the historical, theoretical, and empirical sides of the issues. He explores the origins and consequences of the dramatic rise of financial markets in the US economy and focuses on the impacts of this process of 'financialization' on the operations of the non-financial corporate sector.