Crash and beyond : causes and consequences of the Global Financial Crisis /

In 2007-2008 the world was plunged into a financial and economic crash. This book explores the multiple entwined roots of the crash, including the build-up of global economic imbalances, the explosion in the use of novel financial instruments, the mismanagement of risk, and the specific roles played...

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Main Author: Farlow, Andrew
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In 2007-2008 the world was plunged into a financial and economic crash. This book explores the multiple entwined roots of the crash, including the build-up of global economic imbalances, the explosion in the use of novel financial instruments, the mismanagement of risk, and the specific roles played by housing and debt. It reviews the evidence that on the eve of the crash all was not well and that many political and finance industry leaders ignored the dangers. The book details the key events of the crash, and explains the main amplification mechanisms. Instead of a blow-by-blow account of the.
Physical Description:1 online resource (804 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191620256
0191620254
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0191617814