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Economic & financial crises & disasters
Hardback. Wayne Hope highlights the incessant conflicts between real-time and clock time, presentism and temporality, coevalness and allochronism within global capitalism. He argues that these pervade global media, finance, political economies, workplaces and everyday life, and were central to the 2008 financial crisis. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; GTC; JPA; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137443458
- ISBN
- 9781137443458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Paperback. Throughout history, rich and poor countries alike have been lending, borrowing, crashing - and recovering - their way through an extraordinary range of financial crises. Each time, the experts have chimed, "this time is different". This book covers topics ranging from medieval currency debasements to today's subprime catastrophe. Num Pages: 512 pages, 62 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: KCX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 32. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152646
- ISBN
- 9780691152646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.73
€ 25.99
€ 23.73
The Welfare State as Crisis Manager: Explaining the Diversity of Polic...
Starke, Peter, Kaasch, Alexandra, Van Hooren,...
Hardcover. This book presents an in-depth analysis of social policy reactions to international economic shocks in four different welfare states, over a 40-year period. It reveals how expansion and retrenchment are shaped by domestic politics and existing welfare state institutions. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; KCR; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285255
- ISBN
- 9780230285255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardback. Series: Columbia Journalism Review Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFD; KCX; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158183
- ISBN
- 9780231158183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. Series: Columbia Journalism Review Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 28. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158190
- ISBN
- 9780231158190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
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€ 19.40
€ 23.99
€ 19.40
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
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€ 15.40
€ 18.99
€ 15.40
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€ 14.54
€ 17.99
€ 14.54
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€ 10.03
€ 11.99
€ 10.03
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
€ 161.33
€ 161.33
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€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
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
€ 157.48
€ 157.48
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
€ 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
€ 56.44€ 48.55
€ 56.44
€ 48.55
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
€ 21.99€ 18.89
€ 21.99
€ 18.89
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
€ 127.49
€ 127.49
Paperback. The Public Debt Problem explains the nature, sources, and extent of the sovereign debt problem, and analyzes its potential solutions. Num Pages: 226 pages, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KCB; KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298072
- ISBN
- 9781137298072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.29
€ 126.29
Hardcover. The Public Debt Problem explains the nature, sources, and extent of the sovereign debt problem, and analyzes its potential solutions. Num Pages: 212 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB; KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298065
- ISBN
- 9781137298065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardcover. Michael Breen examines how the economic exposure of the IMF's large shareholders affects its lending and conditionality. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCLF; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263803
- ISBN
- 9781137263803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70