Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to expand understanding of the current global financial crisis in light of other large‐scale financial crises. Design/methodology/approach – The phenomenon of large‐scale financial crisis has not been modeled well by neo‐classical general...

Purpose – This article seeks to discuss three key issues raised by the recent financial crisis: the rise of “activist states”; a new focus on the geopolitical effects of finance; and possible future social implications of the rapid response to crisis. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how some of the assumptions about the current financial crisis are wrong because they misunderstand what takes place in the mortgage market. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses four wrong assumptions: one related to regulation, one...

Finnish‐Russian trade has declined to 7‐8 per cent of Finland’s exports by volume. In spite of this decline, and the most recent Russian crisis (August 1998), the Russian market still offers great potential by virtue of its sheer size, proximity and the experience Finnish business has in...

Das Buch des amerikanischen Ethnologen hat Furore gemacht, wurde in den Medien breit rezipiert und hat bereits mehrere Neuauflagen erfahren. Es ist nicht zu vergleichen mit Titeln über (die Geschichte) der Staatsschulden, sondern stellt eine tief greifende sozialwissenschaftliche Studie über...