This seventh edition of an investment classic has been thoroughly revised and expanded following the latest crises to hit international markets. Renowned economist Robert Z. Aliber introduces the concept that global financial crises in recent years are not independent events, but symptomatic of...

Narratives of the Global Financial Crisis -- Multi-Level Complexity: The 21st Century Financial System -- US Policy Responses to the Crisis -- Knowledge Asymmetries and the Idea of Knowledge-Based Regulation -- Knowledge Capture in Financial Regulation: A Theoretic Framework.