Financial crises & disasters books

The author was one of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis before it hit. In this book,...  Read More >>

Yanis Varoufakis explodes the myth that financialisation, ineffectual regulation of banks, greed and globalisation...  Read More >>

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Yanis Varoufakis explodes the myth that financialisation, ineffectual regulation of banks, greed and globalisation...  Read More >>

In responding to the financial crash of 2008, both the Bush Administration and the Obama Administration have relied...  Read More >>

""Nomi knows. Having been at Goldman Sachs, Nomi Prins knows the mind-set, knows how to read spreadsheets, knows...  Read More >>

Paradise Plundered is a cautionary tale of the fiscal mismanagement, political corruption, and infrastructure challenges...  Read More >>

Paradise Plundered is a cautionary tale of the fiscal mismanagement, political corruption, and infrastructure challenges...  Read More >>

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In this volume of the African Development Perspectives Yearbook series, the Research Group on African Development...  Read More >>

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The oil industry affects everyone, and the machinations of a few industry heads, the ""Barbarians of Oil,"" can...  Read More >>

Using examples ranging from Ikea to the slums of Mumbai, leading economic expert Hamish McRae studies which businesses,...  Read More >>

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Discusses the onset and unfolding of the global financial crisis and the great recession of 2008-2009, tracing its...  Read More >>

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Building on the impressive first edition, this revised and updated book examines a wide range of highly topical...  Read More >>

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