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Economic & financial crises & disasters
Paperback. * This new book by one of the world s leading sociologists reflects on the major events of our time, from the financial crisis to the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to protests in Athens, Barcelona, New York and elsewhere. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFF; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653976
- ISBN
- 9780745653976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.71
€ 19.71
Hardcover. * This new book by one of the world s leading sociologists reflects on the major events of our time, from the financial crisis to the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to protests in Athens, Barcelona, New York and elsewhere. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFF; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653969
- ISBN
- 9780745653969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Hardcover. How are global crises responded and dealt with? Are there any links between regionalism and global crises in terms of stimuli, processes, and consequences? This edited volume brings together a range of examples illustrating the development and importance of regional actors in the global governance of the political economy. Editor(s): Haastrup, Toni; Eun, Yong-Soo. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347565
- ISBN
- 9781137347565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Paperback. Originally published: 2014, as Hard times: the divisive toll of the economic slump. Num Pages: 328 pages, 30 charts and graphs. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBG; HBLX; HBTB; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised, Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212747
- ISBN
- 9780300212747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.79
€ 15.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. On 26 January, 2009, during the depths of the financial crisis and having just completed five years as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the author was sworn in by President Barack Obama as the seventy-fifth Secretary of the Treasury of the US. This book takes you behind the scenes during the darkest moments of the crisis. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCBM; KCL; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847941244
- ISBN
- 9781847941244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.88
€ 19.00
€ 15.88
Hardcover. Tillmann C. Lauk discusses law-making at the European level and argues that problems with EU legislation, banking regulation and currency debasement are due to a lack of democratic control. He insists on the need for radical reform both of banking and of international money and makes an important contribution to the debate on the future of finance. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCX; KFFK; LNPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432957
- ISBN
- 9781137432957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCX; KCY; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241307205
- ISBN
- 9780241307205
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Explains what has happened in Europe following the financial crash of 2008 as a case of neo-liberal economic shock doctrine. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JP; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334509
- ISBN
- 9780745334509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.07
€ 33.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Analysis of the current financial/economic crisis from the Director of the Banking Sector at the FSA (Financial Services Authority). New edition updated to take account of changes in regulation and legislation in the US, EU and UK. Many of these changes were in line with the recommendations made in the original edition Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230298316
- ISBN
- 9780230298316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.60
€ 60.60
Hardcover. The current crisis is emerging as the most severe downturn since the Great Depression. This book examines its cause, the efforts to contain the crisis and proposes a cure that will limit the risk that such crises could recur in the future. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236189
- ISBN
- 9780230236189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardback. Emerging Europe has suffered a severe economic crisis in recent years, and is only gradually recovering; the prospects for a convergence with the rest of the EU are still uncertain. In this book policymakers, high-level practitioners and experts from central banks identify the main reasons for the crisis and the challenges for the recovery process. Editor(s): Bracke, Thierry; Martin, Reiner. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 tables, 91 figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCG; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355286
- ISBN
- 9780230355286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Cyprus and the Financial Crisis: The Controversial Bailout and What it...
Theodore, John, Theodore, Jonathan
Hardcover. This book presents a study of the events surrounding the recent Cypriot Financial Crisis and its impact on the Eurozone. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1QFE; 3JMG; KCX; KFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137452740
- ISBN
- 9781137452740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.22
€ 127.22
When the global financial system crashed, governments in America and Britain perfomed the greatest bailout in history. The legacy is record government debt, low growth and a new era of austerity. A stellar cast of contributors, including Tim Bale, Wyn Grant and Graham Wilson provide a sophisticated account of how the administrations are faring. Editor(s): Casey, Terrence. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JPB; JPHF; JPP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230304598
- ISBN
- 9780230304598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. This book provides novel insight into the governance of banks and looks at regulatory measures for strengthening bank stability. It includes empirical studies on the relationship between the board structures of banks and their financial risk-taking and analyses the determinants of bank reputation and the future prospects of small banks. Editor(s): Lindblom, Ted; Sjogren, Stefan; Willesson, Magnus. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137413536
- ISBN
- 9781137413536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.28
€ 150.28
Hardback. Editor(s): Pempel, T. J.; Tsunekawa, Keiichi. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 32, 10 tables, 22 charts. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCP; KCX; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453403
- ISBN
- 9780801453403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
hardcover. We are living in a time of crisis which has cascaded through society. Financial crisis has led to an economic crisis of recession and unemployment; an ensuing fiscal crisis over government deficits and austerity has led to a political crisis which threatens to become a democratic crisis. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647609
- ISBN
- 9780745647609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. We are living in a time of crisis which has cascaded through society. Financial crisis has led to an economic crisis of recession and unemployment; an ensuing fiscal crisis over government deficits and austerity has led to a political crisis which threatens to become a democratic crisis. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647616
- ISBN
- 9780745647616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Will, Susan; Handelman, Stephen; Brotherton, David C. Num Pages: 384 pages, 17 graphs. BIC Classification: JKV; KCX; LNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508. White Collar Criminals and the Financial Meltdown. 384 pages, 17 graphs. Editor(s): Will, Susan; Handelman, Stephen; Brotherton, David C. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JKV; KCX; LNPD. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight: 508.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156912
- ISBN
- 9780231156912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
- Publisher
- Singapore
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814374132
- ISBN
- 9789814374132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.10
€ 126.10
Paperback. Paradise Plundered is a cautionary tale of the fiscal mismanagement, political corruption, and infrastructure challenges that plague and threaten San Diego, California -- with relevant comparative analyses to other American cities. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756037
- ISBN
- 9780804756037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. In a time of widespread crisis and uncertainty in the banking world, this interview-based book analyzes how bank management is reassessing strategic models. Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230235717
- ISBN
- 9780230235717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Posits that the subprime mortgage crisis, as well as the global macroeconomic catastrophe it spawned, is traceable to a gross failure of law. This book ensures that economic opportunity isn't limited to a small group of elites that enjoy growth at the expense of many, particularly those in vulnerable economic situations. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCS; KCX; LNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479845323
- ISBN
- 9781479845323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. This topical book considers the economic, political and social consequences of the economic crisis, the nature of social protection and the dynamics of the current crisis of regulation. It is unique in documenting how economic and social welfare are inconsistent with corporate freedom. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKVK; JPQB; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447313755
- ISBN
- 9781447313755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.70
€ 98.70
Hardback. The Great Financial Crash had cataclysmic effects on the global economy, and took conventional economists completely by surprise. Many leading commentators declared shortly before the crisis that the magical recipe for eternal stability had been found. Less than a year later, the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression erupted. Series: The Future of Capitalism. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509513727
- ISBN
- 9781509513727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12