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Economic & financial crises & disasters

Paperback. How do companies survive when the basic conditions for their existence change overnight? The question has a revived and useful actuality as a result of the world economic crisis. This book talks about survival. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; KCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9788773079805
ISBN
9788773079805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.77

Hardback. Conventional wisdom held that housing prices couldn't fall. This book looks at what happened to prices and construction both during and after the housing boom in different parts of the American housing market, accounting for why certain areas experienced less volatility than others. It then examines the causes of the boom and bust. Editor(s): Glaeser, Edward L.; Sinai, Todd. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 464 pages, 125 line drawings, 68 tables. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCX; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226030586
ISBN
9780226030586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.20
€ 100.64

Hardback. This collection of essays by prominent economists and philosophers showcases the important contributions that markets can make to important topics within social economics, including practical issues such as poverty and disaster relief, as well as more general concerns regarding ethics and well-being. Editor(s): White, Mark D. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230102491
ISBN
9780230102491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Hardback. By looking at the three most recent economic crises, the S&L crisis, the dot-com bubble, and the recent subprime mortgage disaster, the author explains why and how corporate managers led their organizations toward disasters in the long-run. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230104013
ISBN
9780230104013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Investigates three sets of questions raised by the economic downturn. The first concerns issues of ethics and social responsibility in economic policymaking and in business and finance, secondly how the costs of the downturn have fallen within the population; and lastly the rise of unmet basic needs. Editor(s): Starr, Martha A. Series: Perspectives from Social Economics. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KCR; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230105317
ISBN
9780230105317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Hardback. This new book will provide an extensive analysis of the role of the Federal Reserve in contributing to the crisis through its low interest-rate policy during 2002-2006, and in dealing with the crisis under Bernanke with his aggressive and innovative policies implemented in the wake of the Lehman collapse in September 2008. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPQB; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108462
ISBN
9780230108462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.15

Hardback. This sequel to the author's earlier well-received Euro On Trial, shows how European Monetary Union became a main engine of the global credit bubble and puts forward a set of remedies which would reduce the danger of further economic debacle emanating from serious flaws in the present policy-making framework of the European Central Bank. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCBM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230229105
ISBN
9780230229105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Hardcover. This book focuses on the construction of the economic policies of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and its institutions. It reviews the faltering economic performance of the EMU countries before and after the onset of the financial crisis. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCC; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232228
ISBN
9780230232228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardback. EPUB Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236875
ISBN
9780230236875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardback. 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: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX; KJVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230252387
ISBN
9780230252387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.25

Hardback. The Global Financial Crisis is acknowledged to be the most severe economic downturn since the 1930s, and one that is unique in its underlying causes, its scope, and its wider social, political and economic implications. This volume explores some of the ethical issues that it has raised. Editor(s): Dobos, Ned; Barry, Dr. Christian; Pogge, Thomas. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; HPS; KCX; KCZ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230276635
ISBN
9780230276635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardback. Restructuring the balance sheets of Western governments, banks and households is an important issue in the recovery after the recent crisis. Chorafas' latest book focuses on sovereign debt, sovereign risk and the developing economic and financial business climate and explains why the year of the big crisis may fall in the middle of this decade. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFD; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230298408
ISBN
9780230298408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.48

Hardback. Euro Crash diagnoses the three fatal design flaws in EMU as constructed by the Maastricht Treaty and analyses future likely monetary scenarios for Europe, demonstrating how the best of these would be the creation of a new narrow monetary union between France and Germany founded on strict monetarist principle and without a European Central Bank. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCBM; KCX; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230319233
ISBN
9780230319233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Hardcover. Assesses to what extent increased international cooperation could help selected financial centres in Europe respond to the future risks and opportunities facing them. The book identifies challenges that the jurisdictions face in coming years by means of representative samples and systematic comparisons of financial centres. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137275035
ISBN
9781137275035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

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

€ 66.64

Hardcover. This book explores the background of the eurozone crisis, outlining a number of potential solutions. It attempts to discover if the problems could have been anticipated, and examines how well have the fiscal EMU rules been adhered to and how appropriate they are. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCA; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137329028
ISBN
9781137329028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Hardcover. Eirikur Bergmann explains the exceptional case of Iceland's fantastical boom, bust and rapid recovery after the Crash of 2008 and explores the lessons for the wider EU crisis and for over-reaching economies that over-rely on financial markets. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNC; JPQB; JPRB; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137331991
ISBN
9781137331991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardcover. Beliefs held by US and European elites about unregulated markets and a currency union without fiscal union led to a transatlantic crisis unmatched in severity since the Great Depression. Leading scholars of elites analyze how elites have responded to the crisis, are altered by it and what this 'hour of elites' means for democracy. Editor(s): Best, Heinrich; Higley, John. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPQB; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137345745
ISBN
9781137345745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

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

Paperback. The book, which has an extended new Preface, examines the policies of central banks, financial regulators and private sector financial institutions in the development and management of the global financial crisis. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137366900
ISBN
9781137366900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

Hardcover. Monetary Policy and the Onset of the Great Depression challenges Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz's now consensus view that the high tide of the Federal Reserve System in the 1920s was due to the leadership skills of Benjamin Strong, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; KCBM; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137372543
ISBN
9781137372543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Understanding the American stock market boom and bust of the 1920s is vital for formulating policies to combat the potentially deleterious effects of busts on the economy. Using new data, Kabiri explains what led to the 1920s stock market boom and 1929 crash and looks at whether 1929 was a bubble or not and whether it could have been anticipated. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; KCX; KCZ; KFFM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137372888
ISBN
9781137372888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.87

Hardback. At the start of the eighteenth century Louis XIV needed to remit huge sums of money abroad to support his armies during the War of the Spanish Succession. This book explains how international bankers moved French money across Europe, and how the foreign exchange system was so overloaded by the demands of war that a massive banking crash resulted. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137381781
ISBN
9781137381781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.15

Hardcover. Duman examines the transition from Keynesianism to monetarism by presenting an analysis of labour market reforms in Greece and Turkey - questioning the role of class struggle on the implementation process. She also scrutinises the influence of the global economic crisis and the execution of reform policies in these two countries. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; JPSN2; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137382610
ISBN
9781137382610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

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