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Economic & financial crises & disasters

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

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

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

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

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

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

€ 13.00
€ 12.72

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

€ 167.98
€ 115.21

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

€ 23.38

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

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

€ 15.34

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