Professor Epstein has written a highly engaging and accessible account of the changing power dynamics between states and markets, in both eastern and western Europe. She convincingly debunks a number of widespread misconceptions about the political and economic implications of foreign bank ownership. Although focused on the political economy of banking in a European context, this is a work that is bound to become a classic and should be read by all students of political economy. David Howarth, Professor of Political Economy, University of Luxembourg sakriti opis