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Economic & financial crises & disasters

Paperback. Traces the origins of financial crisis and the rise of sub prime mortgages. This book explains the complicated financial instruments and rationalizations that are used to justify sub prime mortgages. It illustrates how changes in the real estate markets ultimately led to a crisis situation in the sub prime mortgage market. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX; VSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061788406
ISBN
9780061788406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.91

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

€ 23.99
€ 19.25

Paperback. Renowned political scientist Daniel W. Drezner argues that the Great Recession is in fact a global economic governance success story. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190263393
ISBN
9780190263393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.36

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
€ 15.31

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
€ 14.19

Paperback. Explains the causes of the world economic crisis and how we should respond to the challenges it brings. This book shows that although the downturn is global, the complacency of the British government towards the huge 'bubble' in property prices and high levels of personal debt has left Britain badly exposed. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194. The World Economic Crisis and What it Means. 188 pages. Explains the causes of the world economic crisis and how we should respond to the challenges it brings. This book shows that although the downturn is global, the complacency of the British government towards the huge 'bubble' in property prices and high levels of personal debt has left Britain badly exposed. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: KCX. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 15. Weight: 188.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848870581
ISBN
9781848870581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

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

€ 17.99
€ 17.18

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

€ 29.99
€ 26.44

Hardback. Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Economics and Politics of Oil and Gas. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; KCL; KCP; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138641860
ISBN
9781138641860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.13

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

€ 23.99
€ 16.77

Hardback. Workers experience an increasingly uncertain future and many have been forced to search for jobs in a highly competitive market. In this volume, we call upon the field's leading researchers to examine how economic conditions relate to occupational stress and well being. Editor(s): Perrewe, Pamela L.; Halbesleben, Jonathon R. B.; Rosen, Christopher C. Series Editor(s): Perrewe, Pamela L. Series: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JMJ; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
370
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781900048
ISBN
9781781900048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: KCL; KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780241189207
ISBN
9780241189207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.82

Hardcover. The mortgage meltdown: what went wrong and how do we fix it? Owning a home can bestow a sense of security and independence. But today, in a cruel twist, many Americans now regard their homes as a source of worry and dashed expectations. How did everything go haywire? And what can we do about it now? In The Rise and Fall of the U.S. Num Pages: 526 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 59. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
526
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470477243
ISBN
9780470477243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.99
€ 47.88

Paperback. An eloquent exploration of the public's exclusion from political participation. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844678631
ISBN
9781844678631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Provides an analysis of the forces behind the economic crisis. This title challenges the core principles of economic orthodoxy, explaining why financial markets do not obey the efficient market principles but are instead inherently unstable and habitually crisis prone. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Harriman House Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906659578
ISBN
9781906659578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.23

Hardback. The idea was simple: pack a suitcase, go to another city where you have no connections and try to find a job, anonymously. That was the idea that took Florence Aubenas - one of France's most accomplished undercover journalists - on a journey into the worst recession since the Great Depression. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCFM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651996
ISBN
9780745651996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

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
€ 28.56

Hardback. The spirited and measured memoir of Walter Bagehot, had he left one Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195545
ISBN
9780300195545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Looks at the long-run prospects for the international economic position of the United States, with particular focus on the growth of the US trade deficit and foreign debt and prospective foreign financing of this debt. Editor(s): Bergsten, C. Fred. Series: Special Report Series. Num Pages: 92 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCL; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324327
ISBN
9780881324327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.09

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