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Hardcover. This text is an exploration of the UK commercial banking industry, as reflected primarily in the experience of the four main clearing banks: Barclays, Lloyds, Midland and NatWest. It offers insights into individual banks based upon high level access and places the UK banks in a global context. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333727621
- ISBN
- 9780333727621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardback. The book describes the construction method for a global accounting framework, referred to as the world accounting matrix (WAM). It shows how a WAM can be used for the analysis of trade and finance in a global context and demonstrates how it can contribute to the solution of the large statistical problems in national and global macroeconomic data. Series: International Finance and Development. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCL; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333730997
- ISBN
- 9780333730997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.13
€ 194.13
Paperback. This text demonstrates that the traditional rational choice model of economic behaviour is unsatisfactory in providing accounts of the way people choose in relation to work, saving, spending, investment and social welfare. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; KCA; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333731314
- ISBN
- 9780333731314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.37
€ 71.37
Hardback. This volume brings together international scholars to analyse the importance of education, research and human capital and the impact of financial systems on growth and development. Editor(s): Paganetto, Luigi; Phelps, Edmund S. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732786
- ISBN
- 9780333732786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardback. This text provides a comprehensive analysis of the concept and market characteristics of the bancassurance phenomenon. It also evaluates the impact on banking risks associated with diversification into the insurance business. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732984
- ISBN
- 9780333732984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.35
€ 182.35
Hardback. The main purpose of the book is to rely on evidence and to go beyond rhetoric, ideology and anecdotes in assessing structural adjustment in Pakistan and the developing world generally to examine how reform can be combined with pragmatism and social justice. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN; KCL; KCM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333733615
- ISBN
- 9780333733615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Hardcover. Until recently, central bank independence was confined to the USA and Germany. As a result of stagflation and the neo-liberalism of the 1980s, the institution has been adopted in many other countries. This book questions the wholesale adoption of the Bundesbank model by other states. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333738627
- ISBN
- 9780333738627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.75
€ 128.75
Behind Closed Doors: What Company Audit is Really About
Beattie, Vivien; Brandt, Richard; Fearnley, S...
hardcover. This text takes us "behind closed doors" to uncover the nature of the relationship between the audit engagement partner and the company finance director in major listed companies. Based on matched interviews, the book uncovers both sides' perceptions of how issues are resolved. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFCM; KFFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333747841
- ISBN
- 9780333747841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.82
€ 194.82
Hardback. This study asks whether transplanting banks can solve the problems involved in creating a well functioning market economy from outside, looking especially at the virtual complete takeover of East German banks by their Western counterparts after unification. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751350
- ISBN
- 9780333751350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.33
€ 128.33
Paperback. This is a collection of theoretical discussion and empirical evidence on the way people think about, and cope with, the risks and uncertainties of late 1990s life. It concludes that policies that assume people are self-interested rational actors are unlikely to succeed. Editor(s): Taylor-Gooby, Peter. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333764930
- ISBN
- 9780333764930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.63
€ 60.63
hardcover. This work explores the fragility of the banking system, corporate governance, and the increasing securitization of corporate finance. Issues addressed include the impact of banking during a crisis in providing an incentive for the managers of failing banks to restructure their assets. Editor(s): Osano, Hiroshi; Tachibanaki, Toshiaki. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333771365
- ISBN
- 9780333771365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardback. Written by a leading financial analyst, this new book provides a detailed overview of the new regulatory environment facing the financial industry. Whilst the 1980s and early 1990s focused on deregulation within the financial sector, today a key point of interest has become re-regulation - and in a global setting. Num Pages: 300 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333775486
- ISBN
- 9780333775486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardback. Through historical analysis and comparisons with Germany and Japan, this book focuses on the microeconomics of corporate investment behaviour, and the macroeconomics of household saving behaviour in the US. It analyzes the factors which have influenced corporate investment since the 1980s. Editor(s): Lazonick, William; O'Sullivan, Mary. Series: Jerome Levy Economics Institute. Num Pages: 323 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCLF; KFFH; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 611.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333777572
- ISBN
- 9780333777572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
Hardback. With EMU, the Eurosystem now runs monetary policy for the 11 countries of the Euro area. The division of powers between the European Central Bank and the constituent National Central Banks is analyzed here, with concrete proposals on decision making, balance sheets and seigniorage. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCL; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333779132
- ISBN
- 9780333779132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Paperback. Although Central Europe, Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus receive foreign direct investment (FDI), multinationals have been slow to commit large sums. This study identifies and analyzes the extent to which these transition economies are likely to attract FDI in 2000 beyond. Editor(s): Artisien-Maksimenko, Patrick. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FC; 3JM; KCL; KCS; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333792940
- ISBN
- 9780333792940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.80
€ 72.80
Hardcover. A study of institutional transformation over fifty years that mirrors changing perceptions of economic development in Britain's aid policies. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFC; 3JJP; KCM; KFFK; KJVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800577
- ISBN
- 9780333800577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Hardback. The increasing interdependence of the world economy has huge implications for global finance in the 21st century. This volume brings together leading scholars and practitioners to offer in-depth analyses of the new direction open to the financial services industry. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; KFFK; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333802014
- ISBN
- 9780333802014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Hardback. This volume analyzes the problem of information and risk management. Both topics are a central issue in current financial and monetary economic literature. The framework looks at the topic in two ways: as a response to asymmetric information, and as a self-generated innovation process. Editor(s): Baldassarri, Mario; Bagella, Michele; Paganetto, Luigi. Series: Central Issues in Contemporary Economic Theory and Policy. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; KCA; KFF; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 661.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333802045
- ISBN
- 9780333802045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.42
€ 195.42
Hardcover. This text examines how the internationalization of corporate activities has affected the commercial policy preferences of Japanese corporations. The book includes information about business-government relations, political conflict and policy making and implementation processes in Japan. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KFF; KJK; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333802922
- ISBN
- 9780333802922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Hardcover. Re-evaluates conventional theories of foreign direct investment and analyzes many changes in the nature of international business, in terms of both the drives of the trans-border transactions, and the strategic orientation of the firms that engage in those transactions. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1FPC; KCS; KFFM; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333917909
- ISBN
- 9780333917909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardback. This volume provides a guide to 20 years of China's stock markets. It analyzes the changes that have occurred in all areas of China's securities business including legal, regulatory, share structure, issuers, investor base and market performance. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KC; KFFM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920251
- ISBN
- 9780333920251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
Hardcover. This volume provides a comprehensive view of the topic of public debt from the Ricardian standpoint. It shows how Ricardo's analysis of public debt connects to other themes and issues in Ricardian economics, and the motives behind both his abstract reasoning and policy recommendations. Series: Studies in the History of Economics. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921487
- ISBN
- 9780333921487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardback. This text argues that the financial crisis that hit a number of "miracle" economies of Asia in 1997 was the result of premature and overly rapid financial liberalization in a world of increasing financial liquidity and volatility, and calls for a more cautious approach to financial liberalization. Editor(s): Chang, Ha-Joon; Palma, Gabriel; Whittaker, D.Hugh; Ha-Joon, Chang. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KCL; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 593.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921586
- ISBN
- 9780333921586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback. Leonard Seabrooke argues that the key to understanding change in international finance since the 1960s rests with US structural power. He demonstrates how the US promotion of direct financing has encouraged Britain, Japan, and Germany to catch up to US-led innovations. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCLF; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921678
- ISBN
- 9780333921678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48