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Economic & financial crises & disasters
Paperback. Since the first edition there have been fundamental changes in the Irish growth model. The sudden collapse of the Irish economy in 2008 raises questions such as: why the sudden and deep decline in economic growth? What are the prospects for a return to growth? Answering these questions and more, this book is the definitive work on the Celtic Tiger. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237445
- ISBN
- 9780230237445
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Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Hardcover. As the tensions in the Greek economy take centre stage in the international headlines, this book examines the failed policies and political corruption that have bankrupted the nation. The authors comment on recent bailouts and haircuts and explore the uncertain future of Greece in the Eurozone. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JPH; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237773
- ISBN
- 9780230237773
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Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardcover. The book describes the birth and growth of financial institutions and stock exchanges in Scandinavia and Finland from 1656 to 2010, including their banking crises and the history of banking regulation. It argues that quantitative regulations cannot, in the long run, produce the desired results and bear the seeds of future financial crises. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; KCP; KCX; KCZ; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241558
- ISBN
- 9780230241558
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Condition: New
€ 123.02
€ 123.02
Financial Instability: Toolkit for Interpreting Boom and Bust Cycles (...
D'apice, Vincenzo, Ferri, Giovanni
Hardcover. This book explains what is behind the wave of increasingly frequent and severe financial crises since the 1980s. It links theoretical and policy misconceptions to explain, in plain words, why and how global finance needs fixing. Otherwise, the world may not withstand the next, even bigger, financial crisis. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX; KFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248113
- ISBN
- 9780230248113
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Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Hardcover. Building on the impressive first edition, this revised and updated book examines a wide range of highly topical issues. Dr Panic questions whether economic prosperity, social wellbeing and peace are sustainable given existing national attitudes, institutions and policies, and explores the changes needed to prevent another global economic collapse. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCR; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273610
- ISBN
- 9780230273610
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Condition: New
€ 64.86
€ 64.86
Asia and the Global Economic Crisis: Challenges in a Financially Integ...
Dowling, John Malcolm Malcolm, Rana, Pradumna...
Hardcover. This book provides an analysis of the global economic crisis from an Asian perspective. It examines the impacts of the policy measures adopted, the remaining challenges in rebalancing the global economy, the next steps in regional economic integration in Asia, and issues related to reform of the international financial architecture. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCL; KCM; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273634
- ISBN
- 9780230273634
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€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Hardcover. The book presents arguments against the taxpayers'-funded bailing out of failed financial institutions, and puts forward suggestions to circumvent the TBTF problem, including some preventive measures. It ultimately argues that a failing financial institution should be allowed to fail without fearing an apocalyptic outcome. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277762
- ISBN
- 9780230277762
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Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Hardcover. The story of the recent global economic crisis is told in the words of the main players in the drama. Including quotes from bankers, rating agencies, housing agencies, regulators, politicians and media figures. Erik Banks' latest book shows why we are doomed to experience further financial crises in the future. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278936
- ISBN
- 9780230278936
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Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Hardcover. By exploring how financial, legal and wider socio-economic systems can accelerate or decelerate the harmonization in financial markets, this book connects issues both of contemporary political science and accounting research. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; KCX; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279841
- ISBN
- 9780230279841
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Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. The historical response to bank crises has always been more regulation. A pattern emerges that some may find surprising: regulation often contributes to bank instability. It suppresses competition and effective response to market changes and encourages bankers to take on additional risk. This book offers a valuable history lesson for policy makers. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280663
- ISBN
- 9780230280663
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Condition: New
€ 123.56
€ 123.56
Hardcover. This book analyzes the post-subprime crisis world from the global, Asian and Chinese perspectives. It dispels some of the myths about the crisis's effects on Asia and China; and exposes the ugly truth of bailout policies and their distortion and hindering of the world's economic rebalancing effort in the post-subprime era. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB; KCX; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. Opportunities in The New Economic Landscape. 204 pages, 5 black & white tables, 82 graphs. This book analyzes the post-subprime crisis world from the global, Asian and Chinese perspectives. It dispels some of the myths about the crisis's effects on Asia and China; and exposes the ugly truth of bailout policies and their distortion and hindering of the world's economic rebalancing effort in the post-subprime era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB; KCX; KFFM. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight: 376.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230281967
- ISBN
- 9780230281967
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Condition: New
€ 122.67
€ 122.67
Hardcover. Through the tools of economics, Annunziata's vivid and gripping book shows how the global financial crisis was caused by a failure of leadership and common sense in which we all played a role. The insights of this clear and compelling analysis are essential for learning the right lessons from the crisis, and seeing new threats around the corner. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCLF; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282810
- ISBN
- 9780230282810
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Condition: New
€ 186.55
€ 186.55
The Welfare State as Crisis Manager: Explaining the Diversity of Polic...
Starke, Peter, Kaasch, Alexandra, Van Hooren,...
Hardcover. This book presents an in-depth analysis of social policy reactions to international economic shocks in four different welfare states, over a 40-year period. It reveals how expansion and retrenchment are shaped by domestic politics and existing welfare state institutions. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; KCR; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285255
- ISBN
- 9780230285255
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Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Regimes of Social Cohesion: Societies and the Crisis of Globalization ...
Green, Andy, Janmaat, Jan Germen
Hardcover. In an original, and highly interdisciplinary, mixed method approach, Green and Janmaat identify four major traditions of social cohesion in developed societies, analyzing how these various mechanisms are withstanding the strains of the current global financial crisis. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JFFS; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290136
- ISBN
- 9780230290136
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Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. The book reveals how the Global Credit Bubble and Bust of 2003-10 stemmed from giant monetary disequilibrium created by the Federal Reserve. Almost continually that institution has pursued flawed monetary practice and principle which has mutated into Bernanke-ism. The book dissects this and shows how it threatens the return of economic prosperity. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. Manifesto for a Second Monetarist Revolution. 200 pages. The book reveals how the Global Credit Bubble and Bust of 2003-10 stemmed from giant monetary disequilibrium created by the Federal Reserve. Almost continually that institution has pursued flawed monetary practice and principle which has mutated into Bernanke-ism. The book dissects this and shows how it threatens the return of economic prosperity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCX; KFFD. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight: 376.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290273
- ISBN
- 9780230290273
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Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Hardcover. This book evaluates the salient features of Japanese relation-based banking, particularly in the post war period, and Anglo-American mode of banking to explain the nature and extent of transition failure that caused prolonged financial and economic slump in Japan. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290341
- ISBN
- 9780230290341
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Condition: New
€ 64.50
€ 64.50
Hardcover. An exploration of the recent financial crisis which argues that the hitherto dominant intellectual and policy paradigm of neo-liberalism has been fatally weakened and will in due course be replaced. The implications of the crisis for politico-cultural identities and our sense of ourselves as members of an ordered society are explored. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JMG; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290877
- ISBN
- 9780230290877
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Condition: New
€ 122.79
€ 122.79
Hardback. A topical insider view of causes and consequences of financial crises since the Mexican collapse of 1995. The book includes a detailed exploration of recent and ongoing firestorms, including the near meltdown of the global financial system and the euro crisis and suggests ways to save the international financial and monetary system. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; KCB; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292673
- ISBN
- 9780230292673
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Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Paperback. The Global Financial Crisis is acknowledged to be the most severe economic downturn since the 1930s, and one that is unique in its underlying causes, its scope, and its wider social, political and economic implications. This volume explores some of the ethical issues that it has raised. Editor(s): Dobos, Ned; Barry, Dr. Christian; Pogge, Thomas. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; HPS; KCX; KCZ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293519
- ISBN
- 9780230293519
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Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Credit Guarantee Institutions and SME Finance (Palgrave MacMillan Stud...
Leone, Paola, Vento, Gianfranco A.
Hardcover. This book analyses and confronts the functioning of guarantee systems for SMEs in countries where these schemes had an important development. The book also highlights how the current financial crisis is modifying the guarantees schemes, through policy maker interventions. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230295391
- ISBN
- 9780230295391
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Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
Paperback. Analysis of the current financial/economic crisis from the Director of the Banking Sector at the FSA (Financial Services Authority). New edition updated to take account of changes in regulation and legislation in the US, EU and UK. Many of these changes were in line with the recommendations made in the original edition Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230298316
- ISBN
- 9780230298316
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Condition: New
€ 58.25
€ 58.25
Hardcover. A complete and accessible explanation of the factors contributing to the onset of the 2007 financial and economic crisis. The myriad factors are explained in an orderly way with simple terms. The anticipation (or not) and reception of the crisis by mainstream economists and by Austrian economics leads to reflection on the state of economic theory. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCA; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230298538
- ISBN
- 9780230298538
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Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Hardcover. This book examines the role that the IMF has played in the management of financial crises in developed nations. The topic is of particular significance in light of the global financial crisis that emerged following the collapse of American sub-prime mortgage markets in 2007, and the subsequent sovereign debt problems of many Western states. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCLF; KCP; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300651
- ISBN
- 9780230300651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
Hardcover. The reason for the depth the 2008's global depression lies in the intractability of modern economic systems. This has led to an emergence of unprecedented migratory patterns, the analysis and management of which is key to economic recovery. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; KCL; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303560
- ISBN
- 9780230303560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61