This book is about what Mark Carney has called ‘the social licence for financial markets’ and how it can point us towards a more sustainable future. Author

Recent years have seen a rediscovery of the fact that a healthy financial and economic system cannot be based on the lowest common behavioural denominator of wh

Financial markets also have a structural impact on the governance of social and economic institutions. Until now, sociologists have examined issues of governanc

The global financial crisis evidenced the corrosive effects of unethical behaviour upon the banking industry. The recurrence of misbehaviour in the financial se

This book explores the role of law and regulation in sustaining financial markets in both developed and developing countries, particularly the European Union, U