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Economic & financial crises & disasters
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
€ 15.99€ 15.34
€ 15.99
€ 15.34
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€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
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
€ 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
€ 35.99
€ 28.78
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€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
Paperback. Responses to the financial crash of 2008 by a unique combination of scholars (primarily economists and political philosophers) and actual players in the world of finance-including from Wall Street, from watchdog nonprofit organizations seeking to monitor Wall Street, and from the U.S. Treasury itself. Editor(s): Berkowitz, Roger. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823249619
- ISBN
- 9780823249619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardcover. The Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2009 has highlighted the resilience of the financial markets and economies from the developing world. This title investigates and assesses the impact and response to the crisis from an emerging markets perspective including asset pricing, contagion, financial intermediation, market structure and regulation. Editor(s): Batten, Jonathan; Szilagyi, Peter G. Series Editor(s): Thornton, Robert; Aronson, J. Richard. Series: Contemporary Studies in Economic & Financial Analysis. Num Pages: 732 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 732
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857247537
- ISBN
- 9780857247537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.66
€ 180.66
Hardcover. How top traders made huge profits during the most momentous market events of the past century Financial and commodity markets are characterized by periodic crashes and upside explosions. In retrospect, the reasons behind these abrupt movements often seem very clear, but generally few people understand what's happening at the time. Series: Wiley Trading. Num Pages: 166 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX; KCZ; KFFM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470645994
- ISBN
- 9780470645994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.36
€ 46.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KCL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163628
- ISBN
- 9780691163628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.94
€ 23.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. Addresses the central economic event of the century, the Great Depression. This book argues that the Federal Reserve could have stemmed the severity of the Depression, but failed to exercise its role of managing the monetary system and ameliorating banking panics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJG; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137940
- ISBN
- 9780691137940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.94
€ 42.99
€ 30.94
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gallagher, John P.; Wilkins, Emmett C. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614703174
- ISBN
- 9781614703174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.13€ 115.21
€ 168.13
€ 115.21
Paperback. A good-humoured, informative and revealing account of Greece's dire troubles, reported through the stories of the people that define the country today. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JMG; HBJD; HBLX; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784975036
- ISBN
- 9781784975036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.90
€ 13.99
€ 10.90
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
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651644
- ISBN
- 9780745651644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651637
- ISBN
- 9780745651637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback. Explores the policy options available for developing and emerging economies in response to the global economic crises. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, charts. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745333625
- ISBN
- 9780745333625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.72
€ 40.99
€ 31.72
The Finance Crisis and Rescue: What Went Wrong? Why? What Lessons Can ...
Rotman School Of Management
hardcover. This compilation of expert views from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management navigates what went wrong, why, and the lessons that the global financial crisis can teach business people, policy makers, and interested observers alike. Series: Rotman-UTP Publishing. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JMC; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rotman-UTP Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442640122
- ISBN
- 9781442640122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.74
€ 71.74
The Finance Crisis and Rescue: What Went Wrong? Why? What Lessons Can ...
Rotman School Of Management
paperback. This compilation of expert views from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management navigates what went wrong, why, and the lessons that the global financial crisis can teach business people, policy makers, and interested observers alike. Series: Rotman-UTP Publishing. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JMC; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rotman-UTP Publishing Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442609877
- ISBN
- 9781442609877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.07
€ 35.99
€ 33.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 halftone. 39 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; KCX; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165578
- ISBN
- 9780691165578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.72
€ 15.99
€ 12.72
Paperback. Distinctive and detailed account of the current economic crisis, identifying it as a crisis of capitalism caused by long-term falling profit rates. Num Pages: 256 pages, 59 graphs and 14 tables. BIC Classification: KCP; KCS; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332390
- ISBN
- 9780745332390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.73
€ 37.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. It is politicians not bankers that must take most of the blame for 2008 financial collapse. This is an unusual analysis that cannot be ignored. It was the credit crunch that exposed the frailties of a failed economic experiment. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Comerford & Miller
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871204285
- ISBN
- 9781871204285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.95
€ 16.99
€ 15.95
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
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
Paperback. * This is a work of real quality on an immensely important topic - i.e. why the current financial crisis came about and what we can and should do to reform the financial system. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651118
- ISBN
- 9780745651118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.28
€ 32.28
Paperback. The former Governor of the Bank of England argues for fundamental changes to the financial system in order to reduce the risk of a new crisis. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: KCX; KCY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349140674
- ISBN
- 9780349140674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99