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Economic & financial crises & disasters

Paperback. The Great Financial Crash had cataclysmic effects on the global economy, and took conventional economists completely by surprise. Many leading commentators declared shortly before the crisis that the magical recipe for eternal stability had been found. Less than a year later, the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression erupted. Series: The Future of Capitalism. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 125 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509513734
ISBN
9781509513734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.35

Hardcover. Focuses on the effects of fiscal stimuli and increased government spending, with contributions that consider the measurement of the multiplier effect and its size. This title also includes contributions discuss the merits of alternate means of debt reduction through decreased government spending or increased taxes. Editor(s): Alesina, Alberto; Giavazzi, Francesco. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 704 pages, 30 halftones, 108 line drawings, 120 tables. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 174 x 37. Weight in Grams: 968.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
704
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226018447
ISBN
9780226018447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.28
€ 100.64

Paperback. The gripping story of the financial revolution known as 'Big Bang', which transformed international business and changed our world, for fans of Michael Lewis' bestselling The Big Short and Liaquat Ahamed's prizewinning Lords of Finance. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; KCX; KCY; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473625105
ISBN
9781473625105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

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
€ 16.10

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
€ 15.42

Hardback. This topical book considers the economic, political and social consequences of the economic crisis, the nature of social protection and the dynamics of the current crisis of regulation. It is unique in documenting how economic and social welfare are inconsistent with corporate freedom. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKVK; JPQB; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447313755
ISBN
9781447313755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.70

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

Paperback. The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. This title explains how people in financial careers - from CEO, investment manager, and banker to insurer, lawyer, and regulator - can and do manage, protect, and increase these assets. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: KCG; KCP; KCX; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158099
ISBN
9780691158099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. How did we get to where we are? This title shows that the roots of our financial failure lie not with individuals, but with an idea - the idea that markets are inherently rational. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036519
ISBN
9780141036519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The global financial crisis of 2008 ushered in a system of informal decision-making in the grey zone between economics and politics. Legitimized by a rhetoric of emergency, ad hoc bodies have usurped democratically elected governments. Translator(s): Garnett, Simon. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509509300
ISBN
9781509509300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Hardback. This book addresses three main dimensions of risk management in emerging markets: 1) the effectiveness of risk management practices; 2) current issues and challenges in risk assessment and modelling in emerging market countries; 3) the responses of emerging markets to the recent financial crises and the design of risk management models. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: KCM; KCX; KFF; KJMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786354525
ISBN
9781786354525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 halftones. 26 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165721
ISBN
9780691165721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

paperback. It was Wall Street's toughest investment bank, taking risks where others feared to tread, run by testosterone-fuelled gamblers who hung a sign saying 'let's make nothing but money' over the trading floor. This book tells the outrageous story of how Wall Street's entire house of cards came crashing down. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039596
ISBN
9780141039596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.60

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145235
ISBN
9780691145235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

Paperback. Morris Goldstein, nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute, has held several senior staff positions at the International Monetary Fund (1970-94), including deputy director of its research department (1987-94). From 1994 to 2010, he held the Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow position. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881327052
ISBN
9780881327052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. A New York Times best-selling call to arms from Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393345087
ISBN
9780393345087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Using contemporary accounts from commentators such as Joseph Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sachs and Paul Krugman,the author conveys the mood before each catastrophe, what it was like in the heat of the moment, how, afterwards, we tried to explain away the chaos - and then failed to learn from it before the whole process started all over again. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JMC; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042312
ISBN
9780141042312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 line illus. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCS; KCX; KFFD; KFFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175980
ISBN
9780691175980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.56

Paperback. Translator(s): Tribe, Keith. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168197
ISBN
9780691168197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. Financial crises are not unpredictable 'black swans', but an inherent part of capitalism. Only by remaking our financial systems to acknowledge this, can we get out of the mess we're in. Will there be another recession, and if so what shape? When will the next bubble occur? And what can we do about it? This book gives the answers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141045931
ISBN
9780141045931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

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