Economic & financial crises & disasters
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Economic & financial crises & disasters
Hardback. Financial crisis, recession and worsening inequality have long been blamed on a surplus of capital. But the actions that led the latest boom and bust - by banks and businesses, households and governments - can better be explained capital's increasing scarcity. Efforts to track it down confirm its disappearance. Num Pages: 192 pages, Black/white. BIC Classification: KCG; KCJ; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442437
- ISBN
- 9781137442437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
Paperback. The Great Depression and the Great Recession are the two great economic crises of the past hundred years. In Hall of Mirrors, Barry Eichengreen draws on his unparalleled expertise for a brilliantly conceived dual-track account of the two crises and their consequences. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JMC; KCL; KCP; KCX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190621070
- ISBN
- 9780190621070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.21
€ 26.21
Paperback. We are living in a time of crisis which has cascaded through society. Financial crisis has led to an economic crisis of recession and unemployment; an ensuing fiscal crisis over government deficits and austerity has led to a political crisis which threatens to become a democratic crisis. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647616
- ISBN
- 9780745647616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.29
€ 23.29
Paperback. An eloquent exploration of the public's exclusion from political participation. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844678631
- ISBN
- 9781844678631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.90
€ 21.99
€ 18.90
Hardcover. A call-to-arms from Nobel Prize-winning economist and best-selling author Paul Krugman. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Number of pages
- 259
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393088779
- ISBN
- 9780393088779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.59
€ 26.99
€ 23.59
Paperback. In Robert Peston's book he explains how the world got itself into the current economic mess - and how we might get out of it. Num Pages: 480 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444757125
- ISBN
- 9781444757125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
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
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.35
€ 19.99
€ 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
€ 119.01€ 99.45
€ 119.01
€ 99.45
Hardback. Editor(s): Talani, Leila Simona. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCB; KCP; KCS; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 310 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137577061
- ISBN
- 9781137577061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.07
€ 162.07
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
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
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
€ 16.99
€ 16.10
Hardback. Tuckett argues that most economists' explanations of the financial crisis miss its essence; they ignore critical components of human psychology. He offers a deeper understanding of financial market behaviour and investment processes by recognizing the role played by unconscious needs and fears in all investment activity. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMTC; KCK; KCX; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299856
- ISBN
- 9780230299856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.74
€ 151.74
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137590510
- ISBN
- 9781137590510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.27
€ 48.27
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
€ 97.55
€ 97.55
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
€ 21.99€ 17.85
€ 21.99
€ 17.85
Paperback. Renowned political scientist Daniel W. Drezner argues that the Great Recession is in fact a global economic governance success story. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190263393
- ISBN
- 9780190263393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.30
€ 25.99
€ 23.30
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
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 8.7.2011 edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385529969
- ISBN
- 9780385529969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.13
€ 19.99
€ 17.13
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
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. From bank bailouts to austerity, Europe's and Ireland's response to the economic crisis has been engineered specifically to shift the burden of paying for the crisis onto ordinary citizens while investors, financiers, bankers and the privileged are protected. The authors expose the class-based nature of Ireland's crisis resolution. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 figures, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; KCM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468758
- ISBN
- 9781137468758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
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
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Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Paperback. Editor(s): Panitch, Leo; Albo, Gregory; Chibber, Vivek; Leys, Colin. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850367096
- ISBN
- 9780850367096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.64
€ 20.99
€ 19.64
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
€ 150.12
€ 150.12
Paperback. Euro Crash diagnoses the three fatal design flaws in EMU as constructed by the Maastricht Treaty and analyses future likely monetary scenarios for Europe, demonstrating how the best of these would be the creation of a new narrow monetary union between France and Germany founded on strict monetarist principle and without a European Central Bank. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCBM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368491
- ISBN
- 9780230368491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76