Economic and financial crises and disasters

Financial crises put pressure on constitutional orders, inviting exceptional responses that vary in effectiveness, and have an impact long afterwards.

Triggered by the US subprime mortgage crisis in 2007, the Financial Tsunami is the most serious global financial crisis since the Great Depression.

The global financial crisis of 2008 ushered in a system of informal decision-making in the grey zone between economics and politics.

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the nagging issue of the Global South's debt back into the spotlight.

In September 2008 the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy ignited panic throughout the financial system, sparking a chain reaction that led to the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Since 2010 Greece has been experiencing the longest period of austerity and economic downturn in its recent history.

The two great financial crises of the past century are the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Recession, which began in 2008.

An engaging look at what led to the financial turmoil we now find ourselves in Bailout Nation offers one of the clearest looks at the financial lenders, regulators, and politicians responsible for the financial crisis of 2008.

What principled business leaders can do to solve America's current financial crisis Broke is a startling wake-up call for America and an honest accounting of what our future holds if we don't take charge and change our country for the better.

In international commentary and debate on the effects of the Great Recession and austerity, Ireland has been hailed as the poster child for economic recovery and regeneration out of deep economic and fiscal contraction.

Between 1460 and 1540 the development of merchant shipping was of vital importance to the growth of England as a European power.

Große Schuldenkrisen gibt es immer wieder, sie gehören zum Wirtschaftsleben dazu.

The ongoing Greek crisis has been the subject of immense scholarly interest and debate since it erupted in 2009.

The early 21st century has not been kind to California's reputation for good government.

Leading academics and senior policy makers provide an international perspective on the changing role of the US Federal Reserve System.

Soul of a People is about a handful of people who were on the Federal Writer's Project in the 1930s and a glimpse of America at a turning point.

Kryptowährungen haben die Finanzwelt revolutioniert – doch jetzt stehen sie vor einem neuen Wendepunkt: der Einbindung Künstlicher Intelligenz.

The former Fannie Mae CFO's inside look at the war between the financial giants and government regulatorsA provocative true-life thriller about the all-out fight for dominance of the mortgage industry and how it nearly destroyed the global financial systemMany books have been written about the 2008 financial crisis, but they miss the biggest story of the meltdown: the battle between giant financial companies to dominate the $11 trillion mortgage market that almost destroyed the global financial system.

An insightful look at how to reform our broken financial system The financial crisis that unfolded in September 2008 transformed the United States and world economies.

Drawing on decades of on-the-ground experience, a strong body of existing research on the social construction of risk, and his own academic research, Terry Gibson demonstrates the transformative potential of current debates around de- and re-growth for disaster studies.

In recent years, the effects of economic openness and technological change have fuelled dissatisfaction with established political systems and led to new forms of political populism that exploit the economic and political resentment created by globalization.

The first major global economic contraction of the 21st century, or the 'Great Recession', as it is more commonly known, began in December of 2007, and would prove to be one of the most catastrophic economic events in postmodern history.

The early twenty-first century has seen a conspicuous absence of formal international law concerning money and finance.

The 2007-08 financial crisis surprised many economists and the public.

Bei den fünf Buchstaben L-O-T-T-O wird bei der Mehrheit der Menschen in vielen Sprachen eine Hoffnung wachgerufen: Der Traum von Reichtum, Glück und vor allem der Traum davon, nicht mehr arbeiten zu müssen.

Recent world events have created a compelling need for new perspectives and realistic solutions to the problem of sovereign debt.

Renowned economist Jeff Faux explains why neither party's leaders have a plan to remedy America's unemployment, inequality, or long economic slide America's political and economic elite spent so long making such terrible decisions that they caused the collapse of 2008.

An in-depth look at the problems surrounding zombie banks and their dangerous effect on the global economy The title is worthy of a B movie, but it's also apt.

This book explores the IMF's role within the politics of austerity by providing a path-breaking comprehensive analysis of how the IMF approach to fiscal policy has evolved since 2008, and how the IMF worked to alter advanced economy policy responses to the global financial crisis (GFC) and the Eurozone crisis.

Following the financial and public debt crisis, the EU's Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) has been under intense political scrutiny.

One of the most salient features of the 2007-9 global financial crisis was the role played by global banking and multinational banks in transmitting international financial shocks and maintaining credit stability in domestic and international financial markets.

The current financial crisis provides a valuable occasion for the world to re-examine the grand statements of wisdom which dominate the financial world for a long time.

In this book, former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis examines the European debt crisis with particular reference to the case of Greece.

This major re-assessment by a leading political economist shows that the 2008 financial crash was no ordinary crisis, but the harbinger of a much deeper convulsion comparable to the major past crises of capitalism.

"e;Financial Contagion: The Viral Threat to the Wealth of Nations covers a lot of territory.

After the Crisis reassesses the twin projects of structural reform and European integration in the wake of the Great Recession and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis.

In the last decade, the EU has been hit by a series of crises, most recently the UK's decision to leave the union following the Brexit referendum.

Tourism is not only affected by pandemics and epidemics but also contributes to their spread, affecting not only tourists but also the communities in their destinations.

Originally written for a conference of the Federal Reserve, Gary Gorton's "e;The Panic of 2007"e; garnered enormous attention and is considered by many to be the most convincing take on the recent economic meltdown.

This book revisits John Kenneth Galbraith's classic text The Affluent Society in the context of the background to, and causes of, the global economic crisis that erupted in 2008.

In the graveyard of economic ideology, dead ideas still stalk the land.

In Casino Capitalism Hans-Werner Sinn examines the causes of the banking crisis, points out the flaws in the economic rescue packages, and presents a master plan for the reform of financial markets.

Safeguard your organisation's future with business continuity managementBusiness continuity planning for, protecting against and ensuring recovery from disruptive events is more important than ever.