Economics

This volume chronicles the volatile history of the resurgence of South Africa, once an international pariah, as a respected and influential African state.

Focuses largely on developments within the United States and Japan but looks at those in other nations as well. This title examines two broad areas: the Japanese approach to regulating financial institutions and promoting financial stability and the US approach in light of the Dodd-Frank Act.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. When the links in the chain represent development projects, if individual projects fail to achieve their purpose, the development program's effectiveness is compromised. When the chain's links are strong and well-connected, the results are improved for the ...

Contents include: Price and Financial Stability in Modern Central Banking: Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System, 1997-2007; and Temporal Aggregation in Political Budget Cycles.

This original and topical book tells the untold stories of migrants' experiences of, and responses to, financial exclusion in London.

Despite widespread criticism of multinational companies, they have made an unparalleled contribution to the development of Eastern Europe over the last 15 years.

This book examines new issues in financial markets and institutions raised by the global economic crisis that began in 2007. The four main themes are: management, innovation and technology in banking; efficiency and productivity; consolidation; and corporate governance issues.

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Written and edited by leading Chinese economic and finance advisers, this book offers a detailed analysis of China's financial situation in 2012. It will enable the reader to understand China's financial climate plus the likely financial trends and commercial opportunities in 2012 and beyond.

The banking industry extensively lobbied against Basel III and governments have been keen to delay its full implementation. Chorafas' latest book takes a well-rounded approach on Basel III's strengths and weaknesses and explains how, without deep restructuring of the global banking industry, (like Basel II) Basel III will fail.

Developing BRIC markets are changing the business models of traditional western technology leaders. Classic business strategies are no longer suitable for companies attacking abroad whilst defending their market at home. Based on real-life cases, the book evaluates the best new strategies for western companies in technology-based B2B markets.

Through the tools of economics, Annunziata's vivid and gripping book shows how the global financial crisis was caused by a failure of leadership and common sense in which we all played a role. The insights of this clear and compelling analysis are essential for learning the right lessons from the crisis, and seeing new threats around the corner.

Assesses the global prospects for economic growth in the face of policy challenges that remain unaddressed and new challenges now coming to the fore. The recovery is gaining strength, but unemployment remains high in advanced economies, and new macroeconomic risks are building in emerging market economies.

This semiannual journal from the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) provides a forum for influential economists and policymakers from the region to share high-quality research directly applied to policy issues within and among those countries.

Brings to the English speaking readers S.S. Tarapore writings on monetary, fiscal, banking and external sector management. The volume will be of interest to the general reader who wishes to stay abreast of developments in financial policies and it would also be of interest to policymakers, opinion makers, bankers, academics and students.

Economic theory in modern times imagines a giant clockwork of events, with economists attempting to find the perfect mathematical model of a mechanical movement. This book offers a fresh synthesis of economic history and theory. It may also interest the general reader looking for an impartial description of the state of the global economy.

Economic integration between Hong Kong and Mainland China is a topic of great interest among both policy circles and the academia. This collection of relevant research papers of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in the past two years, studies the economic integration process between Hong Kong and the Mainland from different perspectives.

The latest offering in the innovative and award-winning Eat Smart series of culinary guidebooks, Eat Smart in Norway offers an upbeat and fascinating look at the culinary history, culture, regional dishes, and recipes of Norway for vacation goers, business travellers, and backpackers alike. Joan Peterson ...

The question of what makes fiscal decentralization work is faced by many policymakers around the world. This book draws on both the relevant literature and policy and technical advice provided by the IMF to a wide range of member countries, and discusses the key factors that help make decentralization ...