TY - BOOK AU - Mennillo,Giulia TI - Credit rating agencies T2 - Finance matters SN - 9781788211925 AV - HG3751.5 .M46 2022 U1 - 658.88 M547 2022 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Newcastle upon Tyne PB - Agenda Publishing KW - Rating agencies (Finance) KW - Credit bureaus KW - Credit ratings N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This short book introduces and explores the complex world of the credit rating industry: how it works, how it has evolved, the role it played in the financial crisis, and how it is regulated. The book considers how credit rating agencies have become integral to the workings of global financial capitalism and how they have gained a social and political relevance that reaches far beyond finance. The book also considers what impact China's new state owned credit rating agency may have on financial markets." ER -