This work examines financial crises of the past and discusses similarities between these events and the current crisis, presenting and comparing historical patterns in bank failures, inflation, debt, currency, housing, employment, and...
Financial crises
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Author:Reinhart, Carmen M., Rogoff, Kenneth S.Summary: -
Author:Stalker, PeterSummary:What exactly is money and what does it do? We might understand coins, notes, and gold bars but do we understand credit default swaps and sovereign wealth funds? In responding to these questions with concise historical analysis and...
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Author:Shriver, LionelSummary:In 2029, the United States is engaged in a bloodless world war. Overnight, the "almighty dollar" plummets in value. The Mandibles have been counting on a sizable fortune, but once the inheritance turns to ash, each family member must...
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Author:Mahathir bin MohamadSummary:A review of the causes of the Malaysian currency crisis of 1999
- Author:Stiglitz, Joseph E.Summary:
The 19 countries that share the euro currency - the eurozone - have been rocked by economic stagnation and debt crises. Some countries have been in depression for years while the governing powers of the eurozone have careened from...
- Author:Maick, Jeff G.Summary:
Jeff Madrick, a former columnist for The New York Times, is an economics columnist for Harper's, a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books, and editor of Challenge Magazine. He is visiting professor of humanities at The...
- Author:Kim, Michael ByungJuSummary:
With the rapidly cascading Asian Financial Crisis threatening to go global and Korea in imminent meltdown, investment banker Dae Joon finds himself back in his native Seoul as part of an international team brought in to rescue the...
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Author:Porta, Donatella dellaSummary:The ascendance of austerity policies and the protests they have generated have had a deep impact on the shape of contemporary politics. The stunning electoral successes of SYRIZA in Greece, Podemos in Spain and the Movimento 5 Stelle (...
- Author:Kindleberger, Charles PoorSummary:
Kindleberger presents an intriguing study of the major financial upheavals of history.
- Author:Bonner, William, Wiggin, AddisonSummary:
This pair of maverick investment writers shows that the key to surviving a soft depression is not collecting and analyzing current market data. Instead, if Americans want to plow through their financial woes and put some muscle back in...
- Author:Fullenkamp, ConnelSummary:
Professor Connel Fullenkamp of Duke University guides you through four centuries of economic disasters--from tulip mania in the 1600s to the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Each of his 24 lectures covers a notable incident of financial...
- Author:Schiff, PeterSummary:
Schiff provides an insightful examination of the structural weaknesses underlying this impending economic meltdown, and shows you how to protect yourself--and profit--during the difficult times that lie ahead. Using common-sense...
- Author:Lewis, MichaelSummary:
Lewis offers a scathing assessment of fiscal blunders in foreign lands--and details how economic repercussions are sure to be felt on American soil. Financial bubbles grew--and burst--not only in the U.S. but in countries as diverse as...
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Author:Parman, Larry V., Levinson, Jay ConradSummary:The premise of Above the Fray is that the Information Age is creating a turbulence most business owners fail to acknowledge or take steps to profitably manage. "Above the Fray" offers a method of creating a vision that produces clarity...
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Author:Laxer, JamesSummary:In this Anansi Digital Publication, James Laxer analyzes the descent of the United States into civil conflict. At a time when American society is roiled by deep divisions over immigration, guns, the role of the state, and the economic...
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Author:Johnson, SimonSummary:Johnson and Kwak examine not only how Wall Street's ideology, wealth, and political power among policy makers in Washington led to the financial debacle of 2008, but also what the lessons learned portend for the future.
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Author:Myers, JaySummary:In Hitting the Curveballs, small business owner Jay Myers coaches entrepreneurs to use crises to grow their business by inspiring them to embrace new strategies, including creative employee recruiting methods, niche marketing, using...
