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"Adair Turner became chairman of Britain's Financial Services Authority just as the global financial crisis struck in 2008, and he played a leading role in redesigning global financial regulation. In this eye-opening book, he sets the record straight about what really caused the crisis. It didn't happen because banks are too big to fail--our addiction to private debt is to blame. Between Debt and the Devil challenges the belief that we need credit...
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"Robert J. Shiller, Co-Winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics" "Winner of the 2012 Business Book Award in Finance & Economics, 800-CEO-READ" "Winner of the 2012 PROSE Award in Business, Finance & Management, Association of American Publishers" "Winner of the 2013 Bronze Medal Book Award in Economics, Axiom Business" "One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012" "Shortlisted for the 2012 Best Finance Books in China, Caijing Magazine"...
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State-owned enterprises (SOEs) play significant roles in developing economies in Asia and SOE performance remains crucial for economy-wide productivity and growth. This book looks at SOEs in Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, and Viet Nam, which together present a panoramic view of SOEs in the region. It also presents insights from the Republic of Korea on the evolving role of the public sector in various stages of...
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This book has been written with the intention that all great research has, to demystify: to refute what is commonly held to be true.In this case, that investing in the stock market or investing in dividends is something limited to the rich and that for the rest of the world it is very dangerous and difficult.In these pages you will learn how it is possible, without the need to have securities, to multiply your capital by dedicating very little time...
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This private sector assessment reviews Fiji's private sector environment in 2006-2012, against recommendations made in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) publication "2005 Promise Unfulfilled: Private Sector Assessment for Fiji". While Fiji has made considerable reform progress in a number of areas (including tax reforms, encouraging telecommunications competition, and reducing barriers to foreign investment), it still faces considerable challenges...
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Lead your business through the crisis, and prepare it to rebound in the recovery.
As the pandemic is exacting its toll on our lives and wreaking havoc in the global economy, forward-looking organizations are moving past crisis management and positioning themselves to leap ahead when the economy turns around. What should you and your business be doing now to stay afloat today-while planning for tomorrow so you can come out of the crisis stronger?
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"The independence of the Federal Reserve is considered a cornerstone of its identity, crucial for keeping monetary policy decisions free of electoral politics. But do we really understand what is meant by "Federal Reserve independence"? Using scores of examples from the Fed's rich history, The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve shows that much common wisdom about the nation's central bank is inaccurate. Legal scholar and financial historian...
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Ce livre offre une plongée approfondie dans la gestion financière des secteurs publics, mettant en lumière les défis, les opportunités, et les meilleures pratiques. Ce livre examine de manière exhaustive le financement de secteurs cruciaux tels que la santé publique, l'éducation, les transports, la défense, la sécurité intérieure, la recherche et développement, l'environnement, l'emploi, le logement, la culture et le patrimoine.Chaque...
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In Underwater, James B. Lockhart, a former submarine officer with the US Navy who went on to play a large part in the government's response to the Global Financial Crisis, tells an important story about managing government agencies that, in submarine parlance, are deep underwater, then provides solutions on how to help them and the overall government surface.
As President Geroge H. W. Bush once said, "There is nothing more fulfilling than to serve...
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"Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were created by Congress to serve the American Dream of homeownership. By the end of the century, they had become extremely profitable and powerful companies, instrumental in putting millions of Americans in their homes. So why does the government now want them dead? In 2008, the U.S. Treasury put Fannie and Freddie into a life-support state known as 'conservatorship' to prevent their failure--and worldwide economic chaos....
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The great American middle class is dying-and not from natural causes. The Murder of the Middle Class exposes the crime and indicts the conspirators, from the Obama administration to their willing accomplices in big business, big media, and big unions-naming names and pointing out their misdeeds.
Bestselling author Wayne Allyn Root doesn't just prove the crime and profile the suspects, he provides bold solutions to save American capitalism, the middle...
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Lead your business through the crisis.
As the pandemic is exacting its toll on our lives and wreaking havoc in the global economy, HBR is helping companies and managers make sense of this unprecedented situation and lead employees through it. What should you and your company be doing right now to counter these challenges?
Coronavirus and Business: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review is a compilation of sixteen recent articles from HBR.org....
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Philip J. Cook is professor of public policy and economics at Duke University and former director of the university's Sanford Institute of Public Policy. His books include Gun Violence, The Winner-Take-All Society, and Selling Hope.
What drug provides Americans with the greatest pleasure and the greatest pain? The answer, hands down, is alcohol. The pain comes not only from drunk driving and lost lives but also addiction, family strife, crime, violence,...
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Analyse d'un courant financier unique en plein renouvellement!
La finance islamique est fondée sur des principes religieux stricts (interdiction de l'usure, de la spéculation et des activités illicites — alcool, pornographie, jeux ...) que les établissements bancaires s'efforcent d'appliquer ou de contourner afin de séduire une clientèle nouvelle. Ce compartiment de la finance connaît, depuis quelques années, une croissance exponentielle....
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Sa longue carrière de consultant aux USA, en France et en Algérie lui a permis de s'inspirer des meilleurs pratiques mondiales pour rédiger cet ouvrage. Ses analyses de prospective économique se sont avérées, par le passé, d'une incroyable exactitude.
Voilà ce qu'il nous dit en substance « Le scénario de la déchéance est fort probable si des mesures salutaires et radicales ne voient pas le jour très rapidement. Tout le monde y perdrait....
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Dirk Philipsen is a German- and American-trained professor of economic history at the Sanford School of Public Policy and a senior fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics, both at Duke University.
The story of GDP and why we need a better measurement of growth
In one lifetime, GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, has ballooned from a narrow economic tool into a global article of faith. As The Little Big Number demonstrates, this spells trouble. While...
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The author recalls his journey from working at a cushy yet suffocating job at a law firm to trying his hand at the high-risk life of a proprietary trader -- a life that came crashing down when federal agents kicked in his door and arrested him as part of a huge insider trading case. The lion's share of this book was written while Kimelman was an inmate at Lewisburg Penitentiary (From book jacket).
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