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Hardcover. This book provides new interdisciplinary and comparative answers as to why banking sectors in 'liberal' and 'coordinated' market economies operated under a shared set of rules during the Global Financial Crisis. Exploring the role of complex interactions among interdependent structures, institutions and agents defines this banking behaviour. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: KCK; KFFD; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202474
- ISBN
- 9780230202474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. This book traces the historical rise of private equity finance in the US and UK over the last 40 years. It shows how this new industry has grown as credit markets have grown. It is clearly explained for the non-expert how financial gearing works in a leveraged buyout. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230207103
- ISBN
- 9780230207103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Aid and Power in the Arab World: World Bank and IMF Policy-Based Lendi...
Harrigan, Jane R., El-Said, Hamed
Hardcover. This book looks at the provision of finance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by the IMF and World Bank in return for economic liberalization, exploring the political motivations of funding and geo-politics in recipients. The effectiveness of funding is questioned, with evidence from four MENA countries. Num Pages: 237 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JKSR; KCM; KFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230211964
- ISBN
- 9780230211964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.41
€ 67.41
Hardcover. A comprehensive book on shipping derivatives and risk management which covers the theoretical and practical aspects of financial risk in shipping. The book provides a thorough overview of the practice of risk management in shipping with the use of theoretical examples and real-life applications. Num Pages: 527 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230215917
- ISBN
- 9780230215917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.61
€ 229.61
Hardcover. A credible central bank can effectively lead the process of financial sector reform in a developing country. This book discusses central banking issues and offers a clear path to building credible central banks in emerging economies. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218826
- ISBN
- 9780230218826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
The British Insurance Industry Since 1900: The Era of Transformation (...
Carter, Robert, Falush, Peter
Hardcover. A comprehensive chronicle of the transformation of the intensely competitive British insurance industry in response to evolving economic, social, technological and political conditions. It analyzes the fast-changing shape of the distribution system, the role of the state and the shifting boundaries of insurability and risk transfer. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 252 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 224 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219649
- ISBN
- 9780230219649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. Margins of Error in Accounting covers the main reasons why published company accounts cannot be completely 'accurate' and the likely extent of the resulting errors. Separate chapters cover: the 'interim-ness' of accounts; the use of current value estimates; the cumulative effect of inflation on money as the unit of account. Num Pages: 185 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219915
- ISBN
- 9780230219915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardcover. During the last 30 years, finance has increased not only its share of economic activity but also of people's aspirations. This has transformed society by increasingly organizing it around the search for financial efficiency. Is a society based on fundamental values of free judgment, responsibility and solidarity still possible? Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220379
- ISBN
- 9780230220379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. The author investigates the strategies of eight publicly listed banks in Britain and Germany in the context of European financial integration. Evidence is provided that banks with defensive strategies fared better than those which attempted to break out of a coherent financial system in order to embrace new business opportunities Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 figures, 43 graphs, 3 black & white tables, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220485
- ISBN
- 9780230220485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Hardcover. This practical guide on the theory and practice of Investor Relations combines the art and science of marketing, financial analysis and financial communications in a single source. It offers expert advice and helpful tips to be used in real business life by corporate executives, financial analysts, students, and anyone competing for capital. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFH; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221086
- ISBN
- 9780230221086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.28
€ 249.28
Hardcover. Starting from the economic modelling of the organization, this innovative book proposes a mapping of all types (conventional and ABC) of cost systems currently in use. Design and relevance are formalized using a short list of parameters. The theoretical proposition is illustrated, through 19 systems built on a unique database. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224421
- ISBN
- 9780230224421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardcover. Drawing on case studies of budget groups in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia this book is the first comprehensive study of the impact and significance of civic initiatives aimed at enhancing budget transparency and the poverty focus of government expenditure priorities, arguing that it leads to greater democratization. Editor(s): Robinson, Mark. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPP; JPQB; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224780
- ISBN
- 9780230224780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. A fascinating discussion of the role played by fear in financial market panics. Professor Read demonstrates, in easy-to-understand terms, that rising market fear portends to major financial declines. He explains the science and the economics of fear and shows that the financial market has learned how to capitalize on investor or economic fear Num Pages: 260 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228467
- ISBN
- 9780230228467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
Hardcover. This is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good policy, especially for countries without adequate education and infrastructure. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388. Series: International Political Economy Series. 224 pages, 12 black & white tables. This is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good policy, especially for countries without adequate education and infrastructure. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCLF; KFFM. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229051
- ISBN
- 9780230229051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardcover. This book demonstrates how housing systems are built from political struggles over the distribution of welfare and wealth. The contributors analyze varieties of residential capitalism through a range of international case studies, as well as investigating the links between housing finance and the current international financial crisis. Editor(s): Schwartz, Herman M. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP; KFFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230804
- ISBN
- 9780230230804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Paperback. This book demonstrates how housing systems are built from political struggles over the distribution of welfare and wealth. The contributors analyze varieties of residential capitalism through a range of international case studies, as well as investigating the links between housing finance and the current international financial crisis. Editor(s): Schwartz, Herman M. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230811
- ISBN
- 9780230230811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.01
€ 127.01
Hardcover. This book provides a deep insight into the market changes and policy challenges that transition economies have undergone in the last twenty years. It not only comments on and evaluates the development of financial markets in transition economies, but also highlights the key obstacles to full integration of financial markets into the EU market. Editor(s): Matousek, Roman. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; KCM; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231689
- ISBN
- 9780230231689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Hardcover. Despite considerable progress on political and economic convergence over the last decade, financial structures of individual countries within the EU remain diverse. This book considers the future prospects of the banking industry in the context of enlargement, application of the IFRS and a potential new member country, Turkey. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPSN2; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231719
- ISBN
- 9780230231719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. This book explores implications of the modern view of central banks rising from the proposition that words have no meaning beyond their use in a particular context and setting. It studies coded language to explain why a central bank's decisions and communicative interactions can't be devoted to a coded language which is an artificial language. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; KCBM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232280
- ISBN
- 9780230232280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. This volume explores why real estate policies in Africa have not worked well and examines how they can or should be more organised for efficient and successful outcomes. Num Pages: 260 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; KCM; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232310
- ISBN
- 9780230232310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. This book examines the banking crisis of July/August 2007 and its ensuing after-effects in 2008-2009: economic crisis, credit crunch, massive recapitalization of some banks and nationalization of other banks. The author offers his views on the factors which led to this global financial catastrophe and how it could have been avoided. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 281 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KCZ; KFFK; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230233461
- ISBN
- 9780230233461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
Hardcover. In a time of widespread crisis and uncertainty in the banking world, this interview-based book analyzes how bank management is reassessing strategic models. Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230235717
- ISBN
- 9780230235717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The current crisis is emerging as the most severe downturn since the Great Depression. This book examines its cause, the efforts to contain the crisis and proposes a cure that will limit the risk that such crises could recur in the future. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236189
- ISBN
- 9780230236189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. This is the first book to put together Asia and the developed world in the subprime crisis context and to combine macro and micro analysis to draw lessons from it. The crisis has valuable lessons for the dergulation of China's insurance industry, which is seen as the 'goldmine' in the future of global financial development. Num Pages: 144 pages, 53, 51 charts, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1F; KCX; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288. Lifting the Veil on the Financial Tsunami. 144 pages, 53, 51 charts, 2 black & white tables. This is the first book to put together Asia and the developed world in the subprime crisis context and to combine macro and micro analysis to draw lessons from it. The crisis has valuable lessons for the dergulation of China's insurance industry, which is seen as the 'goldmine' in the future of global financial development. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; KCX; KCZ; KFF. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 13. Weight: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236196
- ISBN
- 9780230236196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01