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...

Part I- The Crisis: Micro-Macro Perspective -- Chapter1- Pathology of the Crisis -- Chapter 2- Sub-Prime Debt Imbroglio : Risks-Rewards of Financial Sophistication -- Chapter 3- Policy Response -- Chapter 4- Why Is the Economy Not Taking Off? -- Chapter 5- Euro-Sclerosis: Causation and Control...

Manias, Panics and Crashes was first published in 1978, and dealt with financial crises that were, for the most part, before World War II. Black Monday of October 1987, along with more research especially on the years from 1880 to 1893 indicated a need for a second look. The third edition had...

This volume examines issues of economic interest faced by Latin America economies in the late Twentieth-century. The fifteen chapters deal with macroeconomic problems, financial crises, the development of trade and trade agreements and labour issues. Of particular interest are the chapters...

Dieses Buch bietet auszubildenden Bankkaufleuten die Gelegenheit, sich bereits während ihrer Berufsausbildung intensiv mit den Finanzierungsformen Leasing und Factoring auseinanderzusetzen. Mit ihren so erworbenen zusätzlichen Kenntnissen haben sie nach bestandener Abschlussprüfung ideale...

Leasingformen -- Abgrenzung der Leasingfinanzierung von der Kreditfinanzierung, dem Mietkauf sowie der Vermietung -- Rechtsnatur von Leasingverträgen -- Vertragliche Ausgestaltung des Finanzierungsleasings -- Finanzierungsleasing und das Verbraucherdarlehensrecht -- Leasing und KWG --...

Verbriefungsplattformen in Form von Asset-Backed-Commercial-Papers-Programmen -- Diskussion von Konsolidierungsfragen bei Verbriefungszweckgesellschafte -- Würdigung der Control-Prüfung nach IFRS 10.

As the world is currently in the midst of financial and economic crises, this collection of expert contributions focuses on strategy formation and implementation at various organizational levels to address the challenges ahead. The latest economic turmoil and its ongoing impact on business...

Have you ever puzzled over the causes of the 2007-8 financial crisis and wondered how it will affect all our futures? If so, this book is for you. Using imagined dialogue between three economists with contrasting theoretical perspectives and a student who knows little about economics, different...

‘This is essential reading for anybody interested in global history.’ -Professor Ugo Panizza, The Graduate Institute of Geneva, Switzerland This illuminating book offers a compact survey and new interpretation of trends and policies in the US economy from the end of the nineteenth century to...