| The Power of Collective Purse Strings |
| Acknowledgments |
 | Chapter One— The Importance of Financial Institutions in the Political Economy |
| Chapter Two— W. T. Grant: The Social Construction of Bankruptcy |
| Chapter Three— Chrysler Corporation: Bailing Out the Banks |
| Chapter Four— Leasco Corporation Versus Chemical Bank: The Political Crisis |
| Chapter Five— The Default of Cleveland: Constructing Municipal Reality |
| Chapter Six— Mexico's Foreign Debt Crisis: Bank Hegemony, Crisis, and the State |
| Chapter Seven— The Social Construction of Economic and Political Reality |
| Appendix 1— Using Government and Legal Documents |
| Appendix 2— Sample Outline of Court Documents for W. T. Grant Company |
| Appendix 3— Sample Interview Questionnaire for W. T. Grant Company |
| References |
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