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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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230273634
ISBN
9780230273634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.71

Hardcover. A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. This book examines the emergence of both financial markets and carbon markets, and provides an in-depth investigation on the fundamental determinants of financial development. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230273672
ISBN
9780230273672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.70

Hardcover. We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the US as a superpower. How do economic innovations foster global economic dominance, and how does the natural evolution of an economic empire eventually bring about its demise and replacement by other economic superpowers? Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614. With Lessons for Aspiring Economies. 312 pages, 0, 24 figures. We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the US as a superpower. How do economic innovations foster global economic dominance, and how does the natural evolution of an economic empire eventually bring about its demise and replacement by other economic superpowers?. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCG; KCZ. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 24. Weight: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230273702
ISBN
9780230273702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.85
€ 44.04

Hardcover. Read addresses the contributions of significant individuals to our understanding of financial decisions and markets. Great financial theorists created the basis for what we now know as personal finance and this volume describes four great minds in finance that forever established the role of the rate of return and life cycle decision-making. Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230274136
ISBN
9780230274136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 45.20

Hardcover. Read examines probability, risk, and uncertainty through the contributions of John von Neumann, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Kenneth Arrow and Harry Markowitz. These Portfolio Theorists provided us with a dramatic leap forward in our understanding of and insights into financial rewards under risk and uncertainty. Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230274143
ISBN
9780230274143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.18
€ 48.15

Hardcover. The third book in the Great Minds in Finance series examines the pricing of securities and the risk/reward trade off through the legends, contribution, and legacies of Jacob Marschak, William Sharpe, Fischer Black and Myron Scholes, and Robert Merton, influencing both theory and practice, answering the question 'how do we measure risk?' Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230274174
ISBN
9780230274174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.12

Hardcover. Describes the lives, theories, and legacies of six great minds in finance who changed the way we look at financial markets and equilibrium. Bachelier, Samuelson, Fama, Ross, Tobin, and Shiller; proponents and critics of the market efficiency theories who redefined modern finance, creating the foundation on which all financial analysis rests. Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230274211
ISBN
9780230274211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.43
€ 79.91

Hardcover. This book provides an account of the international emergence of corporate manslaughter offences to criminalise deaths in the workplace during the last twenty years, identifying the limitations of health and safety regulation that have prompted this development. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJW; LNCD; LNFJ; LNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230274525
ISBN
9780230274525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 71.16

Hardcover. Drawing on comparative data from a number of countries, this book examines the size, uses and importance of corporate welfare in a number of welfare states. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; KCR; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230274532
ISBN
9780230274532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.20

Hardcover. Summarizing the three main reasons why customized programs are commissioned, this book explains and explores the key aspects of successful development programs, with views from corporate sponsors, participants, faculty contributors and case studies of customised programs commissioned by 6 organizations. Num Pages: 149 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230274815
ISBN
9780230274815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 58.63

Hardcover. An examination of the views on capitalism of bishops, academics and business people in the Church of England. Highlighting the richness and distinctiveness of these arguments, it also points to flaws and gaps. Offering a new framework for public theology, Poole urges the Church to take its proper place in re-shaping the global economy. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCX6; KC; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230275164
ISBN
9780230275164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.70

Hardcover. Signs are critically important in all forms of activity, including business, because they establish what it is to be human. Without signs we could not think, we could not communicate what we think and we could not ensure that we collaborate together in our work, home and leisure. The aim of this book is to explain how and why they are significant. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJP; KJU; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230275195
ISBN
9780230275195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.19
€ 53.70

Hardcover. This collection of conference papers presents a contemporary insight into key trends impacting on the global financial sector post crisis and highlights new policy and research areas affecting banks and other financial institutions. The four main themes are: financial crises, credit activity, capital markets and risk management. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. 240 pages, 38 black & white tables, 37 figures, 3 charts, 8 graphs. Editor(s): Fiordelisi, Franco; Molyneux, Philip; Previati, Daniele. This collection of conference papers presents a contemporary insight into key trends impacting on the global financial sector post crisis and highlights new policy and research areas affecting banks and other financial institutions. The four main themes are: financial crises, credit activity, capital markets and risk management. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KFF. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230275447
ISBN
9780230275447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.82
€ 91.21

Hardcover. An international trade emerged between 1870-1895 that incorporated the circulation of books among countries worldwide. A history of the social network and select agents who sold and distributed books overseas, this study demonstrates agents increasingly thought of the world as a negotiable, connected system and books as transnational commodities. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; KCLT; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346. Tangled Networks. 192 pages, 1 black & white halftones. An international trade emerged between 1870-1895 that incorporated the circulation of books among countries worldwide. A history of the social network and select agents who sold and distributed books overseas, this study demonstrates agents increasingly thought of the world as a negotiable, connected system and books as transnational commodities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JH; KCLT; KNTP. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 17. Weight: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230275638
ISBN
9780230275638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 41.67

Hardcover. This book explores the causes and effects of the rise of neoliberalism in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. It provides a political economy analysis of the role of central banks, and identifies them as a key actor in the production and dissemination of the neoliberal economic policies. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 272 pages, 56, 11 black & white tables, 45 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JMC; KCP; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420. A Romanian Account of How Eastern Europe Became Subprime. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. 272 pages, 56, 11 black & white tables, 45 figures. This book explores the causes and effects of the rise of neoliberalism in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. It provides a political economy analysis of the role of central banks, and identifies them as a key actor in the production and dissemination of the neoliberal economic policies. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JMC; KCP; KFFK. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230276154
ISBN
9780230276154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 23.53

Hardcover. In the past, neo-tribalism in a Western context has been feared as leading to blindness or irrationality. In today's business world, tribalism represents a conscious separation of the individual ego for the good of the community. This is the key to understanding the success of the most innovative businesses in the 21st century. Series: IE Business Publishing. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 14. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230276949
ISBN
9780230276949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 42.67

Paperback. This book presents the authentic Adam Smith and explores his underlying approach and radical thinking, aiming to re-establish his original intentions. The book provides a crucial reminder of how relevant Adam Smith was in his own time, and how relevant he remains as we experience the worldwide spread of opulence today. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230277007
ISBN
9780230277007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 18.47

Paperback. This book argues that Keynesian economists have betrayed Keynes' theory and policy conclusions, and that the world has been misled about those policies. Keynesians have focused attention on policies for dealing with effects of economic failure as they arise, whereas Keynes was concerned with the cause and then the prevention of economic failure. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462. The General Theory, the Rate of Interest and Keynesian Economics. 376 pages, Illustrations. This book argues that Keynesian economists have betrayed Keynes' theory and policy conclusions, and that the world has been misled about those policies. Keynesians have focused attention on policies for dealing with effects of economic failure as they arise, whereas Keynes was concerned with the cause and then the prevention of economic failure. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCBM. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230277014
ISBN
9780230277014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 31.05

Hardcover. The marriage of neuroscience and the science of choice behaviour gave birth to neuroeconomics. Jan de Jong explores this new discipline, investigating the relationship between choice behaviour and brain activity, and the light that this sheds on our systems of reasoning. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230277151
ISBN
9780230277151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 55.10

Paperback. This book aims to showcase and advance recent debates over the extent to which undergraduate macroeconomics teaching models adequately reflect the latest developments in the field. It contains 16 essays on topics including the 3-equation New Consensus model, extensions and alternatives to this model, and endogenous money and finance. Editor(s): Fontana, Giuseppe; Setterfield, Mark. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230277632
ISBN
9780230277632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 29.39

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230277762
ISBN
9780230277762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 80.46

Hardcover. Employee and manager rebellions occur more often than you might think. This book argues how important it is to take these protests seriously. The authors demonstrate that when middle managers rebel, they aren't just letting off steam, and that their acts of creative protest can even produce benefits for their companies. Rebellion can pay off! Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444. 200 pages, 2 black & white tables. Employee and manager rebellions occur more often than you might think. This book argues how important it is to take these protests seriously. The authors demonstrate that when middle managers rebel, they aren't just letting off steam, and that their acts of creative protest can even produce benefits for their companies. Rebellion can pay off!. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 17. Weight: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230277861
ISBN
9780230277861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 25.38

Hardcover. This is the first comprehensive book on the politics and economics of financial sector consolidation in an emerging market in West Africa. It draws on the author's twenty years experience working with multinationals in this oil-rich zone, to address key issues and examine banking reform in one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; KCM; KFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230278417
ISBN
9780230278417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.32
€ 37.56

Hardcover. EPUB Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN1; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230278578
ISBN
9780230278578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.18
€ 48.76

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