Andreas Busch holds a doctorate and a Habilitation in political science from the University of Heidelberg, where he also was Assistant Professor from 1993 to 2000. In 1997/98 he was John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow at the Center for European Studies of Harvard University. He is Reader in European Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations of Oxford University and a Fellow of Hertford College.
`Review from previous edition The book offers four detailed country case studies - The United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and Switzerland - that analyse the regimes of banking regulation over a period of 25 years from 1974 to 1999... Banking Regulation and Globalization's country case studies provide an excellent historical context and a thorough description of the actors involved in regulation, as well as highlighting the specific challenges posed domestically and globally... Andreas Busch's book stands out because of the extent of material covered, its careful observations and elaborate cross-comparative analysis. It is thus a worth-while contribution on the subject of politics of regulation.' Political Studies Review