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Economic & financial crises & disasters

Hardcover. For all of the technical explanations for meltdown in the financial markets during the banking crisis, the most readily accepted and almost universal explanation is the single word 'greed'. This is a subject which can at once be seen as the disease at the heart of society and the motivating force behind the progress of mankind. Editor(s): Brassey, Alexis; Barber, Stephen. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCX; KJG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230201484
ISBN
9780230201484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Hardcover. The Economic Crisis and the State of Economics brings together leading economists from a diverse set of backgrounds and presents their take on how economics can explain the current crisis but also how the crisis will affect economic thought. Editor(s): Skidelsky, Robert; Westerlind Wigstrom, Christian. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230102545
ISBN
9780230102545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Economists analyze seven Latin American countries to explore why the region was not as severely affected by the 2008 financial crisis as it had been by other crises in the past. Editor(s): Cooney, Paul; Santarcangelo, Juan E.; Justo, Orlando. Series: Palgrave Studies in Latin American Heterodox Economics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 black & white tables, 67 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; KCG; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137486615
ISBN
9781137486615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardcover. The International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) series explores the latest developments in political economy. This twelfth volume presents a collection of eight papers, examining the origins of the international financial crisis of 2007/2008 and the great recession by focusing on emerging countries. Editor(s): Arestis, Philip; Sawyer, Malcolm. Series: International Papers in Political Economy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black & white tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 3JMC; KCM; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137485540
ISBN
9781137485540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

Hardcover. This book provides a thorough overview of the recent financial crisis from the perspective of both industry practitioners and academics specialising in the area. Editor(s): Thomakos, Dimitrios D.; Monokrousses, Platon; Nikolopoulos, Konstantinos I. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 31 black & white tables, 65 figures. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCA; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 559.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137448293
ISBN
9781137448293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.45

Hardcover. This volume provides a pluralistic discussion from world-renowned scholars on the international aspects of the debt crisis and prospects for resolution. It provides a comprehensive evaluation of how the debt crisis has impacted Western Europe, the emerging markets and Latin America, and puts forward different suggestions for recovery. Editor(s): Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Heymann, Daniel. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JMC; 3JMG; JPQB; KCL; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137411464
ISBN
9781137411464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.11

Hardback. This book offers new quantitative insights into how South African economy reacts to external economic shocks. The analysis includes focusing on economic growth and financial spill over, effects of capital inflows, contrasting the stock market price returns and volatility on economic growth and determining the effects of financial stress. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; KCG; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137512956
ISBN
9781137512956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Paperback. Morris Goldstein, nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute, has held several senior staff positions at the International Monetary Fund (1970-94), including deputy director of its research department (1987-94). From 1994 to 2010, he held the Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow position. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881327052
ISBN
9780881327052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

hardcover. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPR; 3JM; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 401.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137541178
ISBN
9781137541178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.29

Paperback. As the global economy struggles to avoid meltdown, so the greatest Ponzi scheme in history approaches its final death rattle. This book tells you what's happened, what can happen next and how to protect yourself and your family. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552778275
ISBN
9780552778275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Addresses the central economic event of the century, the Great Depression. This book argues that the Federal Reserve could have stemmed the severity of the Depression, but failed to exercise its role of managing the monetary system and ameliorating banking panics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJG; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137940
ISBN
9780691137940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Chossudovsky, Michel; Marshall, Andrew Gavin. Num Pages: 390 pages, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Global Research, Centre for Research on Globalization Canada
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780973714739
ISBN
9780973714739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Hardback. This book explores the consequences of the inexorable evolution of financialisation through examining the origins of financial crises in three very different emerging economies in the 1990s - Mexico, Brazil and Korea. It is demonstrated that countries suffered from crisis as an unavoidable outcome of their finansialisation. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCL; KCM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137553638
ISBN
9781137553638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KCL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated edition with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163628
ISBN
9780691163628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Hardcover. Since the mid-20th century, organizational theorists have increasingly distanced themselves from the study of core societal power centers and important policy issues of the day. This title addresses the global financial crisis debates and struggles around how to organize economies and societies around the world. Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael; Hirsch, Paul M. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780857242075
ISBN
9780857242075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.30

Hardcover. Since the mid-20th century, organizational theorists have increasingly distanced themselves from the study of core societal power centers and important policy issues of the day. This title addresses the global financial crisis debates and struggles around how to organize economies and societies around the world. Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael; Hirsch, Paul M. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 666 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
666
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857242419
ISBN
9780857242419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.06

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338829
ISBN
9780393338829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.23

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

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

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
€ 22.94

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