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OverviewMoney lifts the lid on the current global credit squeeze, the implications for our savings post Northern Rock, and answers some key questions: How do global money markets work and why did a US housing market crisis come to put our savings at risk? Is the situation similar to previous booms and busts? Have global governments done enough to alleviate the crunch? Will markets regulate themselves better in the future or is it time to keep our savings under the mattress? Pocket Issue looks at the facts behind the news headlines and gives you some answers. About Pocket Issue - Small briefs for a big world : For a quick fix on the big issues Pocket Issue delivers the facts in only 96 pages. Pithy and pocket sized, titles brief you on the biggest challenges facing our world: food, climate change, energy, Middle East conflict, pandemics - delivering the facts in an accessible and easy-to-read style. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Simon NixonPublisher: Pocket Issue Limited Imprint: Pocket Issue Limited Dimensions: Width: 12.00cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 18.00cm Weight: 0.150kg ISBN: 9780955441561ISBN 10: 0955441560 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 30 July 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe One Minute Guide, The Roots, The Key Players, Stargazing, In Your Hands, Glossary and Further Reading.ReviewsExactly what any busy person needs - the facts at your fingertips! Never get caught out again when a conversation starts on the big issues of our time. Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 & Panorama. A brilliant wheeze. The essence of the debate in a very approachable format Harriet Lane, The Observer. ...pithy and short enough to be absorbed in a sitting. Prep yourself by keeping the one on global warming in the downstairs loo... Mary Killen, The Spectator. for everyone who longs to be well informed but lacks the time (or the attention span) Alex Clark, The Observer. Precisely what's needed... Hephzibah Anderson, The Daily Mail Author InformationSimon Nixon is Executive Editor or BreakingViews.com. Prior to that he was City Editor of The Week, founding Editor of Money Week. He contributes to a range of publications including The Independent and The Spectator. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |