A critical history of financial crises : why would politicians and regulators spoil financial giants? /
"The book explains how the economic environment changed throughout 10 of the most spectacular financial crises of the past century. On the one hand, it shows that the lack of effective regulation, relevant data, and adequate understanding of the economic environment were among the facilitators...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Covent Garden, London :
Imperial College Press,
[2016]
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| Summary: | "The book explains how the economic environment changed throughout 10 of the most spectacular financial crises of the past century. On the one hand, it shows that the lack of effective regulation, relevant data, and adequate understanding of the economic environment were among the facilitators of the crises. On the other hand, it highlights the role that ill-incentivized bankers and accountants, biased politicians, euphoric investors, speculators, and corrupt managers played in the evolution of bubbles and crises"--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781908977465 1908977469 |