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viii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"The 21st century has produced two major financial crises and many smaller ones in between. The fallout created chaos and disruption for people at all levels of the global economy. Nomi Prins examines the consequences of the unstable economy that caused what she calls the state of Permanent Distortion; a wedge between a funhouse financial realm that thrives even in times of social and political disorder, and a struggling economic one that does not...
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Financial meltdowns could leave whole nations destitute, ruin businesses, and cause major social and political upheavals. How likely is it that such a disastrous chain of events could really play out, and what are countries, companies, organizations, and individuals doing to prevent such a scenario? Readers will dive into the complex history of past financial meltdowns, such as the Great Depression and the global financial crisis of 2008, all illustrated...
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326 pages ; 24 cm
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"The evidence of the past ten years proves that the most devastating financial crisis since the Great Depression is right around the corner. The global elites are ready to protect their wealth. Are you? Since President Donald Trump enacted a series of tax cuts, the American economy appears to be on a solid growth path and fully recovered from 2008's devastating recession. But, as any student of financial history knows, the dizzying heights of the...
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John Cassidy describes the rising influence of what he calls utopian economics -- thinking that is blind to how real people act and that denies the many ways an unregulated free market can produce disastrous unintended consequences. He then looks to the leading edge of economic theory, including behavioral economics, to offer a new understanding of the economy -- one that casts aside the old assumption that people and firms make decisions purely on...
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356 pages ; 24 cm
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A sequel to the best-selling Currency Wars predicts a coming collapse of the monetary system while counseling investors on how to survive it, arguing that the dollar will be at the center of a crisis that will differentiate money from wealth.
" "The next financial collapse will resemble nothing in history. Deciding upon the best course to follow will require comprehending a minefield of risks, while poised at a crossroads, pondering the death of...
9) Numb
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1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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When a couple in financial distress discovers a map that promises to lead to stolen gold, they must partner with a pair of mysterious hitchhikers to enter the remote winter wilderness and recover the coins.
10) The stock market
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46 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
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"Explains the functions and history of the Stock Market and its involvement with the 2007 credit crunch"--Provided by publisher.
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viii, 391 pages ; 25 cm
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This work is an analysis of five financial upheavals in recent history. It includes coverage of the 1987 stock market crash, the 1998 Russian default (and the consequent collapse of U.S. hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management), the Asian currency crisis of 1999, the Internet bubble of 1995-2001, and the 2008 sub-prime mortgage crisis, in an anecdotal report that reveals how public knowledge differed from what was actually taking place. The author...
12) The watchdog that didn't bark: the financial crisis and the disappearance of investigative reporting
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xv, 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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275 pages, 17 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm
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It's 2005. Nick Farmer is a bond trader with Bear Stearns clearing seven figures a year. The novelty of a work-related nightlife centering on liquor, hookers, and cocaine has long since worn thin, though Nick remains keenly addicted to his annual bonus. But the lifestyle is taking a toll on his marriage-- and on him. When a nerdy analyst approaches him with apocalyptic prognostications of where Bear's high-flying mortgage-backed securities trading...
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xx, 618 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Presents a moment-by-moment account of the recent financial collapse that documents state efforts to prevent an economic disaster, offering insight into the pivotal consequences of decisions made throughout the past decade.
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The author of the widely praised Age of Greed now gives us a bold indictment of some of our most accepted economic theories-- why they're wrong, the harm they've done, and the theories that would vastly improve on them. Jeff Madrick-- former New York Times business columnist and now Harper's economics columnist-- mounts a comprehensive case against prevailing mainstream economic thinking, illustrating how it has damaged markets, infrastructure, and...
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221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Analyses how political and economic imbalances in China exacerbate system collapse--and how this collapse could happen much sooner than we had previously anticipated. China is the last region into which capital can expand: the system is at its limits. Examining this, as well as ecological issues and the internal politics of the Chinese Communist Party, Minqi Li commands a narrative of China at a pivotal moment and the country's possible impact on...
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viii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Since the financial crisis, amid outrage at the likes of Citigroup and JPMorganChase and Washington's rejiggering of the financial system, the banking industry has had one major defender: Richard X. Bove. Now he explains why big banks are the nation's lifeline to success, and why financial disaster will ensue if we make it impossible for them to fill their role in the economy. Bove argues that big banks are necessary to ensure America's position...
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xiii, 288 pages ; 23 cm
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Politicians today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy of draconian budget cuts--austerity--to solve the financial crisis. We are told that we have all lived beyond our means and now need to tighten our belts. This view conveniently forgets where all that debt came from. Not from an orgy of government spending,...
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