Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-265) and index.
Politics and the extension of equity finance to emerging markets -- Equity finance in historical perspective -- Financing joint-stock companies in the colonial era -- New states, new state involvement -- Globalization without integration: international considerations -- Privatization and share supply in emerging markets -- Case studies of stock exchanges in regional perspective -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Asia and the Pacific -- Russia and Eastern Europe -- Africa and the Middle East -- Conclusion -- Stock markets in the global political economy