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Economic & financial crises & disasters

Paperback. BBC Business Editor Robert Peston lifts the lid on credit crunch Britain and the rise of the super-rich. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Paperback Edit
SKU
KRF0006669
ISBN
9780340839447
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.

The world's best financial minds help us understand today's financial crisis

With so much information saturating the market for the everyday investor, trying to understand why the economic crisis happened and what needs to be done to fix it can be daunting. Series: Robert W. Kolb Series. Num Pages: 696 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JMC; KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 179 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1316.

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
668
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470561775
ISBN
9780470561775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.81
€ 74.36

Hardback. The subprime mortgage crisis wreaked havoc on the lives of millions of people and threatened to derail the US economy and economies around the world. This book calls for a restructuring of the institutional foundations of the financial system that can allow people once again to buy and sell homes with confidence. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139296
ISBN
9780691139296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.36

Paperback. The subprime mortgage crisis has already wreaked havoc on the lives of millions of people and now it threatens to derail the US economy and economies around the world. In this book, the author reveals the origins of this crisis and puts forward bold measures to solve it. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156323
ISBN
9780691156323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 27. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised and Expanded Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173122
ISBN
9780691173122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. This title explains how people in financial careers - from CEO, investment manager, and banker to insurer, lawyer, and regulator - can and do manage, protect, and increase these assets. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: KCG; KCP; KCX; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158099
ISBN
9780691158099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.57

Hardcover. Along with its painful economic costs, the financial crisis of 2008 raised concerns over the future of international policy making. This book includes contributions that consider the ways in which the global economic order might address the challenges of globalization that have arisen over the years and has intensified by the recent crisis. Editor(s): Feenstra, Robert C.; Taylor, Alan M. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 552 pages, 57 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFS; KCL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226030753
ISBN
9780226030753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.78
€ 99.98

Hardback. Short and darkly humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing today's world: climate change, inequality and financial crisis. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; KCN; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332680
ISBN
9780745332680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.65
€ 84.13

Paperback. Short and darkly humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing today's world: climate change, inequality and financial crisis. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: KCF; KCN; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332673
ISBN
9780745332673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.51

Hardcover. In this illuminating and provocative work, Richard Vague argues that the rapid expansion of private debt-rather than public spending-is what constrains economic growth and triggers economic calamities like the financial crisis of 2008. Num Pages: 104 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
104
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812247046
ISBN
9780812247046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.16

Hardcover. Why the global recession is in danger of becoming another Great Depression, and how we can stop it When the United States stopped backing dollars with gold in 1968, the nature of money changed. All previous constraints on money and credit creation were removed and a new economic paradigm took shape. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCJ; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118157794
ISBN
9781118157794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170947
ISBN
9780691170947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. The financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 is the most alarming of our lifetime because of the warp-speed at which it is occurring. This title presents a non-technical examination of this mother of various financial disasters and of the, as yet, stumbling efforts to cope with it. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 122 x 27. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060395
ISBN
9780674060395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Argues that we must restore genuine decision-making to our financial planning. Presenting a financial model that uses probability, experimental psychology, and decision theory, this title challenges us to rethink the standard wisdom about risk management. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148175
ISBN
9780691148175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. The author was one of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis before it hit. In this book, he argues that serious flaws in the economy are also to blame, and warns that a potentially more devastating crisis awaits us if they aren't fixed. It outlines the hard choices we need to make to ensure a more stable world economy. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: KCL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
With a New afterword by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152639
ISBN
9780691152639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Hardback. How the current paradigm of technologically driven economic progress could destroy the planet and its socio-economic systems Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; KCN; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640355
ISBN
9780748640355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Hardback. This edited volume on "Global Banking, Financial Markets and Crises" contains original papers that examine issues concerning the changing role of global banks in crises. The papers in this volume also address the impact of global financial crises on multinational banking, financial markets, and emerging economies. Editor(s): Jeon, Bang Nam; Olivero, Maria Pia. Series: International Finance Review. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 234 x 43. Weight in Grams: 876.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783501700
ISBN
9781783501700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.58

Hardback. The global financial and economic crisis has brought about many effects that are still difficult to interpret univocally. This book studies the consequences of the crisis on Europe by examining the effects on the European institutional setup, governance and architecture and by studying in detail the different member countries. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCL; KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230285545
ISBN
9780230285545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.84
€ 16.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 792 pages, 62 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: KCB; KCM; KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 264 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1536.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165394
ISBN
9780691165394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.94
€ 83.22

Hardback. Payne's book will help students recognize the telltale signs of bubbles and busts, so that they may become savvier consumers and investors. Series: How Things Worked. Num Pages: 152 pages, 11, 6 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KCX; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418551
ISBN
9781421418551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.08

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