Corporate History category: 769 books
Rhodesialeaks
Financial History of Economic Exploitation in Southern Africa
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Financial History of Economic Exploitation in Southern Africa. It is the basis of a£4,000,000,000.00 Hut Tax Refund claim filed against the British Crown and Government in June 2017. Rhodesialeaks details financial statements of the British South Africa Company for periods 1899-1906. B.S.A.C was...
by Kate Elizabeth Brown
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Alexander Hamilton is commonly seen as the standard-bearer of an ideology-turned-political party, the Federalists, engaged in a struggle for the soul of the young United States against the Anti-Federalists, and later, the Jeffersonian Republicans. Alexander Hamilton and the Development of American...
by Franklin Allen, Douglas Gale
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
What causes a financial crisis? Can financial crises be anticipated or even avoided? What can be done to lessen their impact? Should governments and international institutions intervene? Or should financial crises be left to run their course? In the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, many blamed...
by Michael Shuman, Hildegarde Hannum
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2007
The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.
Michael Shuman asks his audience how many have pension funds, and a fair number of hands go up, then enquires of those who have them, "How...
The Gold Standard Peripheries
Monetary Policy, Adjustment and Flexibility in a Global Setting
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
The remarkably successful gold standard before 1914 was the first international monetary regime. This book addresses the experience of the gold standard peripheries; i.e. regime takers with limited influence on the regime. How did small countries adjust to an international monetary regime with seemingly little room for policy autonomy?
by Bloomsbury Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Approaches to Enterprise Risk Management is a multi-author book written by leading experts in the field of risk management including Aswath Damodoran, John C. Groth and David Shimko.
It is a valuable tool that enables you to assess the potential business threats, both from within your organization...
The Subprime Virus : Reckless Credit Regulatory Failure and Next Steps
Reckless Credit, Regulatory Failure, and Next Steps
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2011
The subprime crisis shook the American economy to its core. How did it happen? Where was the government? Did anyone see the crisis coming? Will the new financial reforms avoid a repeat performance? In this lively new book Kathleen C. Engel and Patricia A. McCoy answer these questions as they tell...
by Ursula Furi-Perry
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Much has changed in the fashion industry since the end of World War II to require more highly developed legal skills and, happily, a much greater allocation to legal expense. The industry is entirely global and a surprisingly large number of members have grown into mega multi-nationals, with large...
God Willing
How to survive expat life in Qatar
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2017
By 2012 Qatar was riding the crest of a huge and powerful wave. Rich beyond its wildest dreams, the country was leveraging its oil and gas reserves to drag itself into the 21st century. And just like Dubai before it, the country was moving at breakneck speed, trying to cram a century worth of social...
Financing in Europe
Evolution, Coexistence and Complementarity of Lending Practices from the Middle Ages to Modern Times
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
This book explores the evolution of credit and financing in Europe from the Middle Ages through to Modern Times. It engages with the distinct political, economic and institutional frameworks of the examined areas (England, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Turkey) and discusses...
Greek Banking
From the Pre-Euro Reforms to the Financial Crisis and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
From a period of growth and considerably high levels of profitability, Greek banks recently found themselves battling a major decrease in demand in the local market, and an increase in non-performing loans. How is the Greek banking system able to survive the crisis? This is discussed by looking at the last 15 years of the Greek banking system.
by Alfredo Franchini
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Durante il trasferimento della sede di Tiscali nell’imponente campus di SaIlletta a Cagliari si è perso il mozzicone di un sigaro Avana che era stato considerato un cimelio. Lo aveva lasciato sulla terrazza della villa liberty, il cui parco confinava con l’ex casa di Niki Grauso, oggi del banchiere...