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The Theory of Economic Policy in a Strategic Context
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 79.00A new unified theory of economic policy which responds to conflicts between strategic public and private policymakers. more...
Corporate Governance Adrift
Edward Elgar Publishing 2005; US$ 40.00Recent corporate governance scandals have brought to the fore the inherent contradictions of a capitalism dominated by financial markets. This challenging book by Michel Aglietta and Antoine Reberioux argues that capitalism's basic premise - that companies must be managed in the sole interest of their shareholders - is incongruent with the current... more...
Vertical Price Coordination and Brand Care
Springer 2013; US$ 39.99Competition law regulates anti-competitive conduct by companies in order to maintain market competition. Cartel law can also cause restraints of competition and therefore, the existing regulations should be checked, revised and updated regularly. This book deals with the prohibition of Resale Price Maintenance, which is intensively discussed in... more...
Managing Fiscal Decentralization
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 220.00The growth of interest in fiscal decentralization has meant that there has been something of a rush to enshrine this in policy - The World Bank has reported that about seventy countries see this as a major part of their development strategy. This book critically examines the case for decentralization. This collection of contributions comes from a worldwide... more...
Europe and the Euro
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 45.00It is rare for countries to give up their currencies and thus their ability to influence such critical aspects of their economies as interest and exchange rates. Yet ten years ago a number of European countries did exactly that when they adopted the euro. Despite some dissent, there were a number of arguments in favor of this policy change: it would... more...
Monetary Unions and Hard Pegs
OUP Oxford 2004; US$ 174.99Financial services with global reach are becoming ever more important in the conduct and organization of the trade and investment of nations, and currencies that lack international standing lose out in this business. The result of financial development has been destabilizing currency and portfolio substitution -- in favour of international currencies... more...
The New International Money Game
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 58.00When Robert Z. Aliber's The International Money Game first appeared in 1973, it was widely acclaimed as the best - and most entertaining - introduction to the arcane mysteries of international finance on the market. The sixth edition of this classic work has again been fully rewritten to take account of the immense changes in the world economy since... more...
Preludes to the Icelandic Financial Crisis
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 115.00Iceland became one of the symbols of the global financial crisis. It provides an ideal test case for the perceptions of economists, in particular their ability to anticipate crises. The book contains papers and reports, written prior to the collapse of Iceland's financial system, about the economy. What did and didn't they see coming, and why? more...
The Encyclopedia of Money
ABC-CLIO 2009; US$ 95.00A comprehensive introductory resource with entries covering the development of money and the functions and dysfunctions of the monetary and financial system. more...
Monetary Policy, Capital Flows and Exchange Rates
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 210.00Maxwell Fry was known internationally for his research into international and domestic financial issues. This book constitutes a tribute to his pioneering work in so many areas, and draws together contributions from a range of academic and policy-making colleagues who were fortunate enough to experience the depth of knowledge and insights which Maxwell... more...









