Capitalism unleashed

finance, globalization, and welfare

Free enterprise is off the leash and chasing new opportunities for profit making across the globe. After a turbulent century of unprecedented social and technological change, Capitalism has emerged as the dominant ideology and model for economic growth in the richest, most developed countries. But ...

Monetary and exchange rate systems

a global view of financial crises

Global financial markets revolution

the future of exchanges and global capital markets

The recent changes in equity, derivatives and commodity exchanges are opening opportunities for exchanges, investment banks and capital markets generally. Despite the market capitalization of companies listed on exchanges running into trillions of dollars worldwide, there is no mainstream book using extensive research, to address ...

The regulation of international financial markets

perspectives for reform

International financial relations have become increasingly important for the development of global and national economies. At present these relations are primarily governed by market forces, with little regulatory interference at the international level. In the light of numerous financial crises, this abstinence must be seriously ...

The history of financial disasters

1763-1995

This three- volume reset edition looks at the origins and consequences of seminal financial crises throughout history, combining contemporary texts from nineteen financial disasters between 1763 and 1994 with academic interpretations of the major causes and consequences of each crisis. Rare public and private papers ...

International financial economics

corporate decisions in global markets

Completely updated and revised, the second edition of "International Financial Economics: Corporate Decisions in Global Markets" applies the principles of financial economics to explain how international corporate finance decisions are made in the real world. Written from a practical, financial perspective versus one of pure ...

Global stock markets and portfolio management

This book presents the latest empirical findings on stock markets in a number of emerging markets, including Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe and Middle East and North Africa. In each case the authors employ the latest techniques to assess the response of emerging markets stocks ...

Stochastic optimal control, international finance, and debt crises

This book focuses on the interaction between equilibrium real exchange rates, optimal external debt, endogenous optimal growth and current account balances, in a world of uncertainty. The theoretical parts result from interdisciplinary research between economics and applied mathematics. From the economic theory and the mathematics ...

Finanzas en mercados internacionales

La obra trata de ofrecer al mercado un Manual de Finanzas que aborde los principales temas de las Finanzas Corporativas bajo la perspectiva de una empresa que opera en un contexto multinacional, o que se ve afectada por el mismo. Se trata de un manual ...

The Re-emergence of global finance

Gary Burn examines how in 1950s London, City bankers invented a new form of money and escaped offshore, beyond the jurisdiction of monetary authority. This most momentous financial innovation since the bank note, paved the way for globalization. It was a first shot in the ...

The economics of global turbulence

the advanced capitalist economies from long boom to long downturn, 1945- 2005

In providing an explanation of the gathering economic crisis, this book argues against the standard view that the evolution of the postwar world economy can be understood in terms of the pressure on profits that came from labour movements.

Money, financial instability and stabilization policy

Money, Financial Instability and Stabilization Policy consists of original articles by leading Post Keynesians, Kaleckians and other heterodox economists from the developed and developing world.

Emerging markets and financial globalization

sovereign bond spreads in 1870-1913 and today

The frequency and virulence of recent financial crises have led to calls for reform of the current international financial architecture. In an effort to learn more about today's international financial environment, the authors turn to an earlier era of financial globalization between 1870 and ...

Monetary theory and Bretton Woods

the construction of an international monetary order

Over the twentieth century monetary theory played a crucial role in the evolution of the international monetary system. The severe shocks and monetary gyrations of the interwar years interacted with theoretical developments that superseded the rigid rules of commodity standards and led to the full-fledged ...

Anatomía de las crisis financieras

Este libro trata las crisis en su perspectiva histórica de la volatidad de los grandes mercados financieros, de los componentes de la tríada, del mecanismo actual de gestión de crisis financieras, nucleado alrededor del Fondo Monetario Internacional y de los cambios que cabría efectuar en ...

Market data explained

a practical guide to global capital markets information

This book is intended to provide a guide to the universe of data content produced by the global capital markets on a daily basis. Commonly referred to as market data, the universe of content is very wide and the type of information correspondingly diverse. Jargon ...

Dictionary of international trade finance

Financial World Publishing has developed a series of dictionaries on international banking and finance. As the publishing imprint of an educational institute that delivers and administers professional finance qualifications at a variety of levels around the world, they appreciate the need for and are able ...

World trade and payments

an introduction

Renowned for its precise, in-depth coverage of international trade and finance, this classic text features a balance of the latest research, critical policy issues, and sophisticated economic analysis.

Foreign exchange

a practical guide to the FX markets

This book provides a straightforward, rigorous, and thorough introduction to foreign exchange. Blending theory and practice, "Foreign Exchange" progresses from a short history of the foreign exchange market and a description of the FX Spot Market through currency forwards and other derivatives, to FX options ...

Money, exchange rates, and output

Guillermo Calvo, who foresaw the financial crisis that followed the devaluation of Mexico's peso, has spent much of his career thinking beyond the conventional wisdom. Calvo has made seminal contributions to several major research areas in macroeconomics, particularly monetary policy, exchange rates, public debt ...