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Handbook of Islamic banking
Hassan, M. Kabir (contributor); Lewis, Mervyn K. (contributor) - 2007
The handbook of Islamic banking comprises 25 studies by leading international experts on Islamic banking and finance specially commissioned to analyse the various debates and the current state of play in the field. This comprehensive handbook provides a succinct analysis of the workings of...
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Globalization and the environment : risk assessment and the WTO
Kellow, Aynsley John (contributor);  … - 2001
One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with:...
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Financial risk measurement and management
Diebold, Francis X. - 2012
: Theory and Practice 1, Amsterdam, Holland, New York, NY and Oxford, UK: North-Holland Publishing Company, 203-26 -- Peter K … Edition, McGraw-Hill. -- Lando, D. (2004), Credit Risk Modeling: Theory and Applications, Princeton University Press …), "The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance and the Theory of Investment," American Economic Review, 48, 261-297. -- Nelson …
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Handbook on the economics of disasters
Skidmore, Mark (ed.) - 2022
"Evaluating the myriad dimensions of how disasters can affect economic activity and decision-making, this cutting-edge Handbook presents a timely analysis of the conditions that reduce or exacerbate disaster impacts. Addressing developments in research on disaster economics, internationally...
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Economists and the stock market : speculative theories of stock market fluctuations
Raines, J. Patrick; Leathers, Charles G. - 2000
explanations of stock price fluctuations. They examine in detail the mainstream neo-classical theory with its emphasis on the …
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The evolution of the stock market in China's transitional economy
Chen, Jianxun; Shi, Huici - 2002
The establishment of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in December 1990 was a landmark in China's institutional transformation. With this in mind, the authors consider the factors relating to institutional change - such as changes in the financial system, the scale and structure of stock market,...
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Microfinance : emerging trends and challenges
Sundaresan, Suresh M. (contributor) - 2008
This book takes a solid step toward a systematic analysis of the implications of microfinance for the role and regulation of capital markets. The authors address integration of capital markets with microfinance, technological innovations such as the use of mobile phone technology, the...
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Risk, complexity and ICT
Hanseth, Ole (contributor); Ciborra, Claudio (contributor) - 2007
pt. 1. Theory -- pt. 2. Cases. …
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Global business and the terrorist threat
Richardson, Harry Ward (contributor);  … - 2009
Global business is affected by global terrorism and the two are intricately linked on many levels. This book is an eclectic and enlightening compendium of research that explores the interrelationships between the two. A companion to and expansion on the authors' previous books on the area,...
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Retirement provision in scary markets
Bateman, Hazel (contributor) - 2007
Who's afraid of the big bad bear? : or, why investment in equities for retirement is not scary and why investing without equities is scary / Ronald Bewley, Nick Ingram, Veronica Livera and Sheridan Thompson -- Assessing the risks in global fixed interest portfolios / Geoffrey Brianton -- The...
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