Much of what you’ve been taught about the 2008 financial crisis is incorrect. It wasn’t caused by free market capitalism, but by market distortions from government subsidies and misregulation. The new regulations haven’t solved the problem—in fact, they may have made it worse.
This book focuses on consumer financing in China, introducing the financing situation, constraints, representative tools, and the Credit Reference System. It is an indispensable guide for financial companies and academic institutions wishing to make more sense of this topic.
Quantifying the Sustainability of Public Debt
High public debt can be hazardous, culminating in a crisis that permeates all sectors of the economy. This book provides a practical and straightforward framework for public debt sustainability analysis, underpinned by a real-world application of the model.
Currencies and Cultures
A symbiotic relationship exists between a currency and its culture and society. Currencies and Cultures offers insights into how cultural institutions can strengthen citizens’ values and beliefs and enhance the process of trade and exchange for the betterment of their people.
This book argues that to achieve sustainable development, developing countries must revamp their financial systems. The failure to grow is often caused by investors’ inability to access capital. Modernizing financial sectors can make resources available and industrialize growth.
This book explores the relationship between human resources and a company’s financial performance. Learn how non-financial criteria increase employee trust and discover ways to measure financial performance to empower HR’s strategic role in increasing company profit.
The form of money is changing. Are new digital currencies safe? Should the central bank issue its own? This nontechnical book answers these questions, exploring everything from blockchain and Bitcoin to the life-changing, phone-based money already used by millions.
Global challenges like pandemics and climate change present an opportunity to reset our economies for a more resilient and sustainable future. Amid financial uncertainty, prudent management and planning for the unthinkable are essential. This book highlights these strategists.
This book explores foreign banks in the Western Balkans, their relationships with consumers, and their convergence to the rule of law of the European Union. It is of great use to students of the economics of the Western Balkans and others interested in the subject.
This book provides a comprehensive picture of China’s Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR), a key stock market reform. It explains the STAR system, discusses investment opportunities by valuing representative enterprises, and is indispensable for investors and academic researchers.
This book equips students and practitioners with the analytical skills to represent a client in a civil federal tax dispute. Using the Code, Regulations, and case law, you will learn to identify and analyse procedural issues from a tax controversy’s inception through litigation.
Disability Pension
This much-needed treaty on long-term sick leave and disability benefits is a unique book on insurance medicine. It tackles the difficult aspects of patient evaluation, ethics, medical criteria, and rehabilitation from an international perspective. Essential for all stakeholders.
Liquidity and Asset Pricing
Explore the role of liquidity in asset pricing models, from risk premiums to market crises. This book empirically tests how augmented liquidity factors improve models and explains policy implications relevant to researchers, regulators, traders, and portfolio managers.
Political Economy of Financial Systems
Why did identical financial systems lead to contrasting outcomes in South Korea and India? This book argues that the efficiency of finance depends not just on its structure, but on the wider political-economic context and its relations with the market.
A must-read for owning or leasing real estate in the US. This guide covers the step-by-step buying process, answers common questions, and includes material on leasing. Learn the language of the business with a summary of important terms, a glossary, and review questions.
The Power Elite and Disparity in America
What caused America’s great disparity and unrest? This book reveals how a power elite systematically redirected the nation’s wealth to the top. Discover their methods and the bold new direction we must take to reverse the damage and restore prosperity for all.
Determinants of Intra-Industry Trade and Labour Market Adjustment
This book highlights changes in the Indian economy following the 1990s economic liberalization, focusing on intra-industry trade (IIT). It conducts an empirical analysis of the drivers influencing IIT and explores their impact on the growth of the Indian economy.
Telecommunications Regulatory Reform in Small Island Developing States
This book analyzes telecommunications reform in Pacific Island States, a topic often omitted from empirical studies. It links islandness, policy reform, and international trade agreements to propose concrete policy insights for Small Island Developing States.
This collection of peer-reviewed studies offers deep insight into the financial and banking sectors of new EU-member countries. Through original research, it compares their development to established countries and explores their prospective integration into the EMU.
This volume joins authors from academia and practice to offer a multiplicity of issues and methodology in finance. It presents applied and theoretical work on banking, market microstructure, risk, and portfolio selection, useful for both practice and research.
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