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Paperback. Why do severe recessions happen? Could we have prevented the Great Recession and its consequences? And what actions are needed to prevent such crises going forward? This book offers convincing answers to some of the most important questions faced by the economy. Num Pages: 227 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition, Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226271651
- ISBN
- 9780226271651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.90
€ 16.90
Paperback. One of the world's biggest and most successful banks, Lehman Brothers bank's downfall was the event that sparked the slide of the world economy toward a Great Depression II. This title presents the inside story of the dark characters who ruled Lehman and the crash that didn't have to happen. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091936150
- ISBN
- 9780091936150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.73
€ 23.99
€ 16.73
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€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190621438
- ISBN
- 9780190621438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.22
€ 27.99
€ 21.22
Paperback. Investigates the presence of Chinese and Indian companies in Europe and the impact that the global financial crisis has had on their corporate behaviour and strategies. This title elaborates congruent case studies in traditional sectors (textile/clothing), or in new sectors (software for Chinese companies). Num Pages: 91 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: KCLF; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 91
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195083
- ISBN
- 9781845195083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
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
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
€ 23.53
Paperback. On 26 January, 2009, during the depths of the financial crisis and having just completed five years as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the author was sworn in by President Barack Obama as the seventy-fifth Secretary of the Treasury of the US. This book takes you behind the scenes during the darkest moments of the crisis. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCBM; KCL; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847941244
- ISBN
- 9781847941244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.88
€ 19.00
€ 15.88
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€ 29.90
€ 37.99
€ 29.90
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. The financial crisis of 2008 is probably the single most important economic event in post-war history. Macroprudential policy is the response to that crisis - a determined attempt to stabilize the financial system. This book explains why it is necessary, who will be responsible for executing this responsibility and how they will go about doing it. Num Pages: 395 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274458
- ISBN
- 9781137274458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.78
€ 68.78
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
Hardback. An understanding of personal debt requires an understanding of the complex social systems that produce poverty. By drawing upon international perspectives, this book investigates why more and more people are in debt, why it is causing so much mental distress and exactly who is benefiting from what has become the world's number one growth industry. Editor(s): Degirmencioglu, Serdar M.; Walker, Carl. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 figures, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JMH; KCX; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137407788
- ISBN
- 9781137407788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.66
€ 111.66
Paperback. Editor(s): Chossudovsky, Michel; Marshall, Andrew Gavin. Num Pages: 390 pages, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Global Research, Centre for Research on Globalization Canada
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780973714739
- ISBN
- 9780973714739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.08
€ 26.99
€ 19.08
Paperback. Explains what has happened in Europe following the financial crash of 2008 as a case of neo-liberal economic shock doctrine. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JP; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334509
- ISBN
- 9780745334509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.07
€ 33.99
€ 23.07
Hardback. Emerging Europe has suffered a severe economic crisis in recent years, and is only gradually recovering; the prospects for a convergence with the rest of the EU are still uncertain. In this book policymakers, high-level practitioners and experts from central banks identify the main reasons for the crisis and the challenges for the recovery process. Editor(s): Bracke, Thierry; Martin, Reiner. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 tables, 91 figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCG; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355286
- ISBN
- 9780230355286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Tomohara, Akinori; Sherlock, Molly. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614705970
- ISBN
- 9781614705970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.99€ 70.85
€ 100.99
€ 70.85
Hardback. Maritime Piracy and its Control develops an economic approach to the problem of modern-day maritime piracy with the goal of assessing the effectiveness of remedies aimed at reducing the incidence of piracy. Num Pages: 145 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTM; KCS; KCX; LBDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465276
- ISBN
- 9781137465276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
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. Series: Economics as Social Theory. Num Pages: 500 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 50 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415687256
- ISBN
- 9780415687256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.15
€ 82.15