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 ...
The recovery from the Great Recession is proceeding broadly as expected, but most advanced economies and a few emerging economies still face large adjustments, are recovering only sluggishly, and have continued high unemployment. By contrast, many emerging and developing economies are again seeing strong ...
Where bank deposits are the only profitable savings instrument available in the rural centers of India that have few or no bank outlets, there is ample scope for faster mobilization of deposits. The data presented is enriched by a comparative analysis of the growth of bank deposits in ten economically ...
Victoria J. Perry, Benedict J. Clements, Juan Toro R.
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Identifies policy tools that could be used for fiscal consolidation in advanced and emerging economies in the years ahead. The consolidation strategy, particularly in advanced countries, should aim to stabilize age-related spending in relation to GDP, reduce non-age-related expenditure ratios, and increase revenues.
This work places the economy and study of economics in a broad social and historical perspective. It explores the history of the discipline, the history of the modern economy, different perspectives on the market economy, and the relations between economic matters and questions of human nature.
The Transatlantic Economy surveys have become a standard reference for business, policymakers, and the media interested in the changing role of the US and Europe in the global economy. This edition will further advance that trend.
Doreen Atkinson, David Bruce, Anthony Butler, Scarlett Cornelisson, John Daniel, Graham Gibbon, Jeremy Gordin, Colin Hoag, Samuel Kariuki, Zosa de Sas Kropiwnicki
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Reviving the tradition of critical, analytical scholarship developed by the 1970s and 1980s editions of the South African review, this first volume of the New South African review offers a collection of original surveys of key issues and problems confronting post-apartheid South Africa.
The recent collapse of the mortgage market revealed fractures in the credit market that have deep roots in the system's structure, conduct, and regulation.
The story of the recent global economic crisis is told in the words of the main players in the drama. Including quotes from bankers, rating agencies, housing agencies, regulators, politicians and media figures. Erik Banks' latest book shows why we are doomed to experience further financial crises in the future.
Do marijuana users cut back on consumption when the price rises? To what degree is marijuana consumption related to drinking and tobacco usage? This book applies the economic approach to drugs to analyse consumption, pricing and the economics of legalising the use of marijuana.
The historical response to bank crises has always been more regulation. A pattern emerges that some may find surprising: regulation often contributes to bank instability. It suppresses competition and effective response to market changes and encourages bankers to take on additional risk. This book offers a valuable history lesson for policy makers.