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Economic & financial crises & disasters

Paperback. The consequences of the financial crisis may be uncertain, but are sure to reach deep into the body politic, civil society, welfare systems, and reform. This collection of essays by leading international sociologists and social scientists explores the likely outcomes and consequences Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KCS; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199677382
ISBN
9780199677382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Posen, Adam S. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; KCM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881326741
ISBN
9780881326741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Demonstrates how the tumult in financial markets is part of a much larger story that entails some of the world's most esteemed financial institutions selling out their responsibility - not just to their own shareholders, but to millions of outside investors and to the American public. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperBusiness
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061697173
ISBN
9780061697173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.06

Hardback. Traces the rise in power and wealth of America's largest investment banks and brokerage houses beginning in 2002. This work shows how and why several of these institutions have suffered staggering losses in assets and influence since then, triggering the vast financial crisis that is devastating individual and institutional wallets through the US. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061697166
ISBN
9780061697166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. A New York Times bestseller on the financial crisis--now updated to address the current economic landscape Num Pages: 240 pages, charts. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised, Updated ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586486914
ISBN
9781586486914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. A New York Times bestselling author distills the strategies and the wisdom of three pillars of the financial world who foresaw the global economic crisis Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586488178
ISBN
9781586488178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.77

Hardcover. More than half a decade has passed since the bursting of the housing bubble and the collapse of Lehman Brothers. This book identifies measurement problems associated with the financial crisis and improvements in measurement that may prevent future crises. Editor(s): Hulten, Charles R.; Reinsdorf, Marshall. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Studies in Income and Wealth. Num Pages: 496 pages, 74 line drawings, 90 tables. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226204260
ISBN
9780226204260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.67
€ 108.33

Hardcover. Spain is at the epicentre of a crisis that threatens the future of the Eurozone. This book explains the deep historical and structural roots of the current crisis in Spain. It analyses the nexus between European circuits of financial capital, urbanisation, and the emergent dynamics of state austerity and popular revolt. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JPS; JPWF; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137319937
ISBN
9781137319937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardcover. This is the first book to put together Asia and the developed world in the subprime crisis context and to combine macro and micro analysis to draw lessons from it. The crisis has valuable lessons for the dergulation of China's insurance industry, which is seen as the 'goldmine' in the future of global financial development. Num Pages: 144 pages, 53, 51 charts, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1F; KCX; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288. Lifting the Veil on the Financial Tsunami. 144 pages, 53, 51 charts, 2 black & white tables. This is the first book to put together Asia and the developed world in the subprime crisis context and to combine macro and micro analysis to draw lessons from it. The crisis has valuable lessons for the dergulation of China's insurance industry, which is seen as the 'goldmine' in the future of global financial development. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; KCX; KCZ; KFF. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 13. Weight: 288.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236196
ISBN
9780230236196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.60

Hardcover. This book analyzes the post-subprime crisis world from the global, Asian and Chinese perspectives. It dispels some of the myths about the crisis's effects on Asia and China; and exposes the ugly truth of bailout policies and their distortion and hindering of the world's economic rebalancing effort in the post-subprime era. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB; KCX; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. Opportunities in The New Economic Landscape. 204 pages, 5 black & white tables, 82 graphs. This book analyzes the post-subprime crisis world from the global, Asian and Chinese perspectives. It dispels some of the myths about the crisis's effects on Asia and China; and exposes the ugly truth of bailout policies and their distortion and hindering of the world's economic rebalancing effort in the post-subprime era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB; KCX; KFFM. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230281967
ISBN
9780230281967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.96

Hardcover. This book breaks new ground in research on the RMB's offshore market by addressing the myths, hypes and realities surrounding the rise of the Chinese Yuan. It is the first book to address the rise of the Renminbi by focusing on the structural factors behind it and drawing on the global, regional and domestic developments affecting its development. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCBM; KCLF; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137346247
ISBN
9781137346247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.44

Hardcover. The book chronicles the Occupation Loan that was forcibly obtained by the Third Reich from the Greece in 1942-1944 and demonstrates why Greece's claim for the repayment of the loan is still valid. To overcome the absence of a normal debt agreement between the two countries, various assessments of its current value are presented and discussed. Num Pages: 85 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137441942
ISBN
9781137441942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardcover. This book examines the role that the IMF has played in the management of financial crises in developed nations. The topic is of particular significance in light of the global financial crisis that emerged following the collapse of American sub-prime mortgage markets in 2007, and the subsequent sovereign debt problems of many Western states. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCLF; KCP; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300651
ISBN
9780230300651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.84

Hardback. Editor(s): Karner, Christian; Weicht, Bernhard. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137502711
ISBN
9781137502711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.66

Paperback. Challenges mainstream accounts of the 'Greek Crisis' and situates it within a regional context and ultimately a critique of the world economic system. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QFE; 3JM; KCL; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333809
ISBN
9780745333809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Hardback. Challenges mainstream accounts of the 'Greek Crisis' and situates it within a regional context and ultimately a critique of the world economic system. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QFE; 3JM; KCL; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333816
ISBN
9780745333816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.17
€ 82.98

Paperback. Series: Economics as Social Theory. Num Pages: 500 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 50 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415687256
ISBN
9780415687256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.15

Paperback. The financial crisis is destroying wealth but is also a remarkable opportunity to uncover the ways by which debt can be used to regulate the economic system. This book uses four case studies of cooperatives to give an in-depth analysis on how they have braved the crisis and continued to generate wealth. Num Pages: 300 pages, 2 black & white tables, 1 diagrames. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX; KJVW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137372352
ISBN
9781137372352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.23

Hardcover. German bestseller about the best ways to protect oneself financially from the threats posed by government?s interference in the economy

After the bursting of the real estate bubble, the U.S. pushed a monetary and fiscal policy that is, at best, blatantly wrong and, at worst, carries enormous financial risk. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 418.

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470767238
ISBN
9780470767238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.75

paperback. Editor(s): Falk, Richard; Peled, Nurit; Simpson, Tony. Series: The Spokesman. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 9. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851247687
ISBN
9780851247687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.39

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230222182
ISBN
9780230222182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.25

Hardcover. A fascinating discussion of the role played by fear in financial market panics. Professor Read demonstrates, in easy-to-understand terms, that rising market fear portends to major financial declines. He explains the science and the economics of fear and shows that the financial market has learned how to capitalize on investor or economic fear Num Pages: 260 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228467
ISBN
9780230228467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.12

Hardcover. Written by a group of international experts, this book focuses on three interdependent themes: (a) origins and consequences of the current debt crisis; (b) the systemic nature of the crisis; (c) national and international policy efforts to avoid a global collapse and bring about lasting reforms in the Euro zone and in the financial system. Editor(s): Hieronymi, Otto; Stephanou, Constantine A. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 diagrames, 10 figures. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137030566
ISBN
9781137030566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.29

Hardcover. In this first English translation, former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis examines the European debt crisis with particular reference to the case of Greece Series: European Policy Research Unit Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719095795
ISBN
9780719095795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.88

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