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Written under the shadow of the global financial crisis, this book charts the current shape of global finance and tries to explain why the crisis arose - and what can be done about it. Economics alone cannot fully explain how global finance operates, and why it is so crisis prone. Global Finance offers a wider approach in three key ways, by:
With a convincing argument for better regulation of markets, Robert Holton provides a fascinating insight into the volatile and often misunderstood world of global finance. This is a key text for undergraduate students of sociology, economics, business, and politics, as well as being an incisive, informative read for anyone with an interest in this topical issue.
| Series editor's preface | p. vi |
| Preface | p. vii |
| Global finance | p. 1 |
| Global finance: what it is and how it operates | p. 8 |
| The history and social geography of global finance | p. 34 |
| The social actors in global finance: market culture and financial knowledge | p. 55 |
| Society and finance: an alternative theoretical approach | p. 71 |
| Global finance and public policy | p. 85 |
| Glossary | p. 107 |
| Further reading | p. 110 |
| Web resources | p. 112 |
| Index | p. 114 |
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ISBN: 9780415619172
ISBN-10: 0415619173
Series: Shortcuts Series
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 128
Published: 6th March 2012
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.9
x 0.7
Weight (kg): 0.136
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