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Paperback. They were masters of the financial universe, flying in private jets and raking in billions. They thought they were too big to fail. This book gives an account of the most powerful men and women at the eye of the financial storm - from Lehman Brothers CEO Dick the gorilla Fuld, to AIG's Joseph Cassano, dubbed 'The Man Who Crashed the World'. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141043166
- ISBN
- 9780141043166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784783136
- ISBN
- 9781784783136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.92
€ 13.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Crisis in Greece is a readable primer for anyone interested in understanding the Greek financial crisis vis-a-vis Europe, analysing the Greek 'system', its shortcomings and how the country has responded to instability and recession. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; KCX; KCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044042
- ISBN
- 9781849044042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. The global financial crisis has made it clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations. This title challenges the economic wisdom that got us into this mess, and puts forward a vision that transforms economics and restores prosperity. It asserts the necessity of an active government role in economic policymaking. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- With a New preface by the authors
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145921
- ISBN
- 9780691145921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.15
€ 19.00
€ 17.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 27. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173122
- ISBN
- 9780691173122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.78
€ 24.99
€ 18.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 792 pages, 62 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: KCB; KCM; KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 264 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1536.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Fourth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165394
- ISBN
- 9780691165394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.32€ 83.75
€ 109.32
€ 83.75
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
€ 67.33
Paperback. The definitive book about the state of Capitalism; now and in the future, that debunks myths and presents groundbreaking new theories Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCS; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 306. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear to front cover, internal text not affected and remains in very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KSG0018980
- ISBN
- 9781408809730
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.99€ 4.99
€ 15.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The definitive book about the state of Capitalism; now and in the future, that debunks myths and presents groundbreaking new theories Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCS; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408809730
- ISBN
- 9781408809730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 4.99
€ 15.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. From respected thinker and economic iconoclast James K. Galbraith, a smart, scathing explanation for the economic crisis, and a vision for the future Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCX; KCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451644937
- ISBN
- 9781451644937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.98
€ 17.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. Europe is in serious financial chaos. In Greece, infrastructure costs mean it would be cheaper to transport all Greek rail passengers by taxi. In Iceland, Range Rovers frequently explode as owners collect the insurance to pay for them. The author deals with the subject of how the financial meltdown hit us all in the face. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; KCX; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955024
- ISBN
- 9780241955024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. BBC Business Editor Robert Peston lifts the lid on credit crunch Britain and the rise of the super-rich. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Paperback Edit
- SKU
- KRF0006669
- ISBN
- 9780340839447
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The Front Office Manual is unique, providing clear and direct explanations of tools and techniques relevant to front office work. From how to build a yield curve, to how a swap works, to what exactly 'product control' is supposed to do, this book is essential reading for anyone who works (or wants to work) on the 'sell side'. Series: Global Financial Markets. Num Pages: 320 pages, 54 figures, 37 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030689
- ISBN
- 9781137030689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.78
€ 117.78
Paperback. An ethnography of Wall Street, investment bankers and the cultural logics of finance. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 photograph, 2 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP; KCX; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345992
- ISBN
- 9780822345992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.25
€ 33.25
Paperback. The financial crisis is destroying wealth but is also a remarkable opportunity to uncover the ways by which debt can be used to regulate the economic system. This book uses four case studies of cooperatives to give an in-depth analysis on how they have braved the crisis and continued to generate wealth. Num Pages: 300 pages, 2 black & white tables, 1 diagrames. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX; KJVW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137372352
- ISBN
- 9781137372352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.26
€ 83.26
Hardcover. Ben S. Bernanke's rise to chair of the Fed, the massive financial crisis, and the Fed's bold and effective response. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGBA; JPH; KCA; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393247213
- ISBN
- 9780393247213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.13
€ 37.99
€ 32.13
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€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Paperback. We are, to use a technical economic term, screwed. The cowboy capitalists had a party with everyone's money and now we're all paying for it. What went wrong? And will we learn our lesson - or just carry on as before, like celebrating surviving a heart attack with a packet of Rothmans? This book tells the true story of the economic crisis. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMC; KCL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141045719
- ISBN
- 9780141045719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The author was one of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis before it hit. In this book, he argues that serious flaws in the economy are also to blame, and warns that a potentially more devastating crisis awaits us if they aren't fixed. It outlines the hard choices we need to make to ensure a more stable world economy. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: KCL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152639
- ISBN
- 9780691152639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.29
€ 19.99
€ 16.29
Hardcover. German bestseller about the best ways to protect oneself financially from the threats posed by government?s interference in the economy
After the bursting of the real estate bubble, the U.S. pushed a monetary and fiscal policy that is, at best, blatantly wrong and, at worst, carries enormous financial risk. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470767238
- ISBN
- 9780470767238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.83
€ 32.99
€ 26.83