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Economic & financial crises & disasters

Paperback. Europe is in serious financial chaos. In Greece, infrastructure costs mean it would be cheaper to transport all Greek rail passengers by taxi. In Iceland, Range Rovers frequently explode as owners collect the insurance to pay for them. The author deals with the subject of how the financial meltdown hit us all in the face. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; KCX; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955024
ISBN
9780241955024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Using contemporary accounts from commentators such as Joseph Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sachs and Paul Krugman,the author conveys the mood before each catastrophe, what it was like in the heat of the moment, how, afterwards, we tried to explain away the chaos - and then failed to learn from it before the whole process started all over again. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JMC; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042312
ISBN
9780141042312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.77

Hardcover. The coming financial apocalypse and what government and individuals can do to insulate themselves against the worst shocks In this controversial book a noted adherent of Austrian School of Economics theories advances the thesis that the United States is fast approaching the end stage of the biggest asset bubble in history. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118457085
ISBN
9781118457085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.87

Hardcover. An updated examination of what's weakening the U.S. economy, and how to fix it The Committee to Destroy the World: How to Save Yourself and Your Money from the Coming Economic Death Spiral is a passionate and informed analysis of the struggling global economy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119183549
ISBN
9781119183549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.88

Paperback. The former Governor of the Bank of England argues for fundamental changes to the financial system in order to reduce the risk of a new crisis. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: KCX; KCY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140674
ISBN
9780349140674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. A clear, authoritative guide to the crisis of 2008, its continuing repercussions, and the needed reforms ahead. Num Pages: 304 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393344103
ISBN
9780393344103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Hardcover. Editor(s): Mayer, Julian L.; Lehner, Alexander D. Num Pages: 277 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613248362
ISBN
9781613248362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 297.43
€ 202.44

Using a variety of economic, financial, and political indicators, this book demonstrates that the global system has become an 'architecture of collapse'. The global financial crisis of 2008, the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and China, and the European sovereign debt crisis illustrate the causes and the consequences of global instability Series: Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; KCS; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 340 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199683604
ISBN
9780199683604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
8.7.2011 edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385529969
ISBN
9780385529969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Hardcover. Addresses a variety of issues related to economic crisis in the broadest sense of the term, involving diverse national and international contexts, historical epochs, and a range of problems related to economic life. This title tackles criminologically relevant questions in connection with crime/deviance and/or the control thereof. Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; KCX; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857248015
ISBN
9780857248015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.83

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145235
ISBN
9780691145235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.22

Paperback. Translator(s): Tribe, Keith. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168197
ISBN
9780691168197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. * This is a work of real quality on an immensely important topic - i.e. why the current financial crisis came about and what we can and should do to reform the financial system. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651118
ISBN
9780745651118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.28

Paperback. Presents analysis of the economic course of the last seven years. This book identifies the origin of the crisis in the complex interaction between globalization, hugely destabilizing global imbalances and our dangerously fragile financial system. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: KCX; KCY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718197964
ISBN
9780718197964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Failed argues that some of the most important economic developments of recent years, including prolonged economic failures and alternatives, are widely misunderstood. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 line illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195170184
ISBN
9780195170184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 47.15

Hardcover. Series: Bloomberg. Num Pages: 174 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFL; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448. How Greed and Collusion Made the Credit Crisis Unstoppable. Series: Bloomberg. 192 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFL; KFFM. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 18. Weight: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomberg Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576603468
ISBN
9781576603468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. In Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, Mark Blyth, a renowned scholar of political economy, provides a powerful and trenchant account of the shift toward austerity policies by governments throughout the world since 2009. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCX; KCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199389445
ISBN
9780199389445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Hardback. Subprime Cities: The Political Economy of Mortgage Markets presents a collection of works from social scientists that offer insights into what is happening in today's mortgage market including the causes, effects, and aftermath of the 'subprime' mortgage crisis. Editor(s): Aalbers, Manuel B. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444337761
ISBN
9781444337761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Paperback. By comparing the policies the international community requested the IMF to follow in the aftermath of the Mexican, Asian and subprime crises, the book traces the evolution of the international regulatory framework from an agent-centered constructivist perspective. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRA0005083
ISBN
9780230367951
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Origins, Impacts and Policy Implications. 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Lee, David R.; Ndulo, M. B. Focuses on food and financial crises as they have affected Africa, illustrating the problems using country case studies that cover their origins, effects on agriculture and rural poverty, their underlying factors and making recommendations as to how such crises could best be addressed. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HF; JFFA; KCX; KNAC. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 25. Weight: 832.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
CABI
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845938284
ISBN
9781845938284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.22

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