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Economic & financial crises & disasters

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
€ 10.03

Hardback. The financialization of the economy has brought a number of interrelated problems which have contributed to growing income and wealth inequality. Askari and Mirakhor assert that it is time to make a bold change by putting our financial house in order and on a better path, advocating for a fundamental reform of the financial system. Series: Financial Institutions, Reforms and Policies in the Muslim Countries. Num Pages: 92 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KCS; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137546951
ISBN
9781137546951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.74

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

€ 23.53

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

€ 36.99
€ 28.95

Hardcover. The book presents arguments against the taxpayers'-funded bailing out of failed financial institutions, and puts forward suggestions to circumvent the TBTF problem, including some preventive measures. It ultimately argues that a failing financial institution should be allowed to fail without fearing an apocalyptic outcome. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230277762
ISBN
9780230277762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

Hardcover. The world economy is caught in a money trap. Existing monetary arrangements meet the needs neither of the ageing societies of the West nor of younger emerging economies. This in-depth analysis explains how the world got into the grip of global finance - and how it can escape, with a growing demand for reform. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230392748
ISBN
9780230392748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.43

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

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
€ 25.06

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. When the global financial system crashed, governments in America and Britain perfomed the greatest bailout in history. The legacy is record government debt, low growth and a new era of austerity. A stellar cast of contributors, including Tim Bale, Wyn Grant and Graham Wilson provide a sophisticated account of how the administrations are faring. Editor(s): Casey, Terrence. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; JPB; JPHF; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230304581
ISBN
9780230304581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.87

When the global financial system crashed, governments in America and Britain perfomed the greatest bailout in history. The legacy is record government debt, low growth and a new era of austerity. A stellar cast of contributors, including Tim Bale, Wyn Grant and Graham Wilson provide a sophisticated account of how the administrations are faring. Editor(s): Casey, Terrence. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JPB; JPHF; JPP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230304598
ISBN
9780230304598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Hardcover. Why was the Italian Banking System more resilient during the sub-prime crisis and harder-hit in the sovereign crisis? Will their strength in the retail market result as an asset or a liability for Italian banks in the future? This book offers an in-depth analysis of one of the most important EU banking systems its attempts to weather the crisis. Editor(s): Cosma, Stefano; Gualandri, Elisabetta. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50 black & white tables, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; KCS; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230343146
ISBN
9780230343146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

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
€ 29.90

Hardback. This book explores the consequences of the inexorable evolution of financialisation through examining the origins of financial crises in three very different emerging economies in the 1990s - Mexico, Brazil and Korea. It is demonstrated that countries suffered from crisis as an unavoidable outcome of their finansialisation. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCL; KCM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137553638
ISBN
9781137553638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.53

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

€ 181.85

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

€ 127.66

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 349 pages, 23 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNC; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 220 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137394545
ISBN
9781137394545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.92

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
€ 36.59

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
€ 18.04

Hardback. The identity of society's borrowers has changed: households and banks are borrowing more, businesses are borrowing less. As we shift toward consumer- and finance-driven growth, instability, indebtedness, and inequality have risen. This book explains this transformation and examines how some countries have approached it. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137548726
ISBN
9781137548726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.33

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