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Financial sector development in the Pacific Rim
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East Asian Seminar in Economics (18th 2007 Singapore Management University) |
This title provides a collection of theoretical and empirical analyses of the growing capital markets in East Asia. It examines institutional factors influencing financial innovation and the conseque… |
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Development without freedom
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Songok Han Thornton |
"Thanks to the inroads made by the International Monetary Fund and the 'war on terror, ' America has lost much of the soft power it enjoyed in Asia during the early 1990s. The winners, by default, ar… |
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Lords of finance
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Liaquat Ahamed |
With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers unforgettable portraits of the four men whose personal and professional actions as head… |
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The foreclosure of America
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Adam Michaelson |
"When business school classes study this collapse in hindsight many years from now..., they will certainly pore through reams of rich data, charts, and graphs, and seek out various flaws in the prese… |
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Bailout nation
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Barry Ritholtz |
An engaging look at what led to the financial turmoil we now find ourselves in Bailout Nation offers one of the clearest looks at the financial lenders, regulators, and politicians responsible for t… |
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The buyout of America
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Josh Kosman |
An authoritative expose of the mysterious and potentially dangerous world of private equityFew people realize that the top private equity firms, such as Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, and Kohlberg … |
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Dot.con
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John Cassidy |
Presents a history of the Internet stock market boom and inevitable crash, focusing on the role played by entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, Wall Street analysts, journalists, and policy makers. |
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Empire of Debt
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Addison Wiggin,William Bonner |
In Empire of Debt, maverick financial writers Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin provide you with the first in-depth look at how the American character has shifted to accommodate its new imperial role; h… |
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The great reset
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Richard Florida |
We tend to view prolonged economic downturns, such as the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Long Depression of the late nineteenth century, in terms of the crisis and pain they cause. But history… |
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The zeroes
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Randall Lane |
An insider's memoir of the greed, excess, and demise of the high- flying hedge fund and trader lifestyle Magazine entrepreneur Randall Lane had a prime seat at Wall Street's biggest greed fest. The Z… |
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Innovate!
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Thomas A. Meyer |
"Learn the lessons of how great companies began in the worst economic times Eli Lilly. IBM. Medtronic, Procter & Gamble. Hewlett-Packard and Marvel Entertainment. All great companies and all made the… |
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The big short
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Michael Lewis |
The #1 *New York Times* bestseller: a brilliant account—character-rich and darkly humorous—of how the U.S. economy was driven over the cliff.
When the crash of the U. S. stock market became public… |
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The Devil's Casino
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Vicky Ward |
They were the Rat Pack of Wall Street. Four close friends: one a decorated war hero, one an emotional hippie, and two regular guys with big hearts, big dreams, and noble aims. They were going to get … |
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Currency Crises
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Paul R. Krugman |
There is no universally accepted definition of a currency crisis, but most would agree that they all involve one key element: investors fleeing a currency en masse out of fear that it might be devalu… |
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Preventing Currency Crises in Emerging Markets
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Sebastian Edwards |
Economists and policymakers are still trying to understand the lessons recent financial crises in Asia and other emerging market countries hold for the future of the global financial system. In this … |
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Oil, dollars, debt, and crises
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Mahmoud A. El-Gamal |
"Oil, Dollars, Debt, and Crises studies the causes of the current oil and global financial crisis and shows how America's and the world's growing dependence on oil has created a repeating pattern of … |
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Aftershocks
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A. Hemerijck |
"Aftershocks was written in the midst of the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression. Although it would be premature to presume to identify the repercussions of the crisis, it is clear tha… |
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The coming economic Armageddon
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David Jeremiah |
David Jeremiah examines the meaning behind what we see in the daily news concerning the economic collapse -- and shows how Biblical prophecy will help us understand and prepare for living in the resu… |
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Paraguay
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Alejandro Santos |
This publication provides an overview of the analytical insights and policy challenges that a country faces while on the path to sustained growth with stability. It covers a wide range of themes, inc… |
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Economic warfare
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Ziad Abdelnour |
"New insights for investors and business people looking to create wealth in the turbulent post-crisis worldIn a no holds barred expose of the 2008 financial meltdown from the inside, Ziad Abelnour ar… |
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