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Management Consultancy and the British State : A Historical Analysis Since 1960

Weiss, Antonio - 2019

This book traces the emergence and development of the relationship between management consultancies and the British state. It seeks to answer three questions: why were management consultants brought into the machinery of the state; how has state power been impacted by bringing profit-seeking...

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From Crisis to Crisis : The Transformation of Merchant Banking, 1914–1939

O'Sullivan, Brian - 2018

From Crisis to Crisis examines the impact of the harsh conditions of the interwar economy on the British merchant banks. The financial crises of 1914 and 1931 are assessed using primary sources. The competitive threats, including the rise of New York as a rival financial centre, are considered....

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The Economics of Brexit : A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the UK’s Economic Relationship with the EU

Whyman, Philip B. - 2017

This book presents a comprehensive evaluation of the likely economic impact upon the UK economy arising from Brexit. It … of alternative models of future trading relationships that are available to the UK, both in relation to the EU and the …

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A History of British Actuarial Thought

Turnbull, Craig - 2017

In the first book of its kind, Turnbull traces the development and implementation of actuarial ideas, from the conception of Equitable Life in the mid-18th century to the start of the 21stcentury. This book analyses the historical development of British actuarial thought in each of its three...

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The Changing Postal and Delivery Sector : Towards A Renaissance

Brennan, Timothy (ed.); Crew, Michael (ed.); … - 2017

This book addresses some of the major issues facing postal and delivery services throughout the world. Postal operators worldwide have been slow to address the threats from and opportunities created by electronic competition. The European Commission and member states are wrestling with these...

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An Accidental Brexit : New EU and Transatlantic Economic Perspectives

Welfens, Paul J.J. - 2017

the foreseeable consequences are for the UK, Europe, US and world economy. The Brexit decision represents a momentous … and a Fatal Communication Disaster -- Chapter 3. A Sequencing of the Economic Effects of Brexit -- Part II. UK, US and EU … 6. Medium-term UK Macroeconomic Perspectives -- Chapter 7. Brexit from a US Point of View -- Chapter 8. Trump Policies …

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Macroeconomic Policy after the Crash : Issues in Microprudential and Macroprudential Policy

Barwell, Richard - 2017

macroprudential policy -- 4) Unconventional macroprudential instruments -- 5) MP-UK: Macroprudential policy in action in the United … Kingdom -- 6) Macroprudential policy and the UK housing market …

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The Palgrave Companion to Cambridge Economics

Cord, Robert A. (ed.) - 2017

Cambridge University has and continues to be one of the most important centres for economics. With nine chapters on themes in Cambridge economics and over 40 chapters on the lives and work of Cambridge economists, this volume shows how economics became established at the university, how it...

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Resource Constraints and Global Growth : Evidence from the Financial Sector

Agboraw, Efundem; Jones, Aled - 2017

activities. The UK finance sector, which is considered to be amongst the most globalised, is placed under the microscope, and its …

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Housing Economics : A Historical Approach

Meen, Geoffrey - 2016

The world has still to emerge fully from the housing-triggered Global Financial Crisis, but housing crises are not new. The history of housing shows long-run social progress, littered with major disasters; nevertheless the progress is often forgotten, whilst the difficulties hit the headlines....

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