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Have you ever asked yourself what gives comfort to someone who demands and accepts a bribe, sells drugs or commits professional crimes for money?

Post the Financial Crash, the role of regulation and the impact of regulation on all aspects of the financial industry has broadened and intensified.

Post the Financial Crash, the role of regulation and the impact of regulation on all aspects of the financial industry has broadened and intensified.

This book, first published in 1949, is the original and key survey of the stages which preceded the use of coins as the medium of exchange, and of the objects that coins displaced, objects which for want of a better name are here called primitive money.

This book, first published in 1949, is the original and key survey of the stages which preceded the use of coins as the medium of exchange, and of the objects that coins displaced, objects which for want of a better name are here called primitive money.

The Bill is one of the oldest instruments of credit in the world, and this book, first published in 1952 and revised in 1976, provides an in-depth analysis of this financial instrument which has stood the test of centuries.

The Bill is one of the oldest instruments of credit in the world, and this book, first published in 1952 and revised in 1976, provides an in-depth analysis of this financial instrument which has stood the test of centuries.

Drawing on the history of modern finance, as well as the sociology of money and risk, this book examines how cultural understandings of finance have contributed to the increased capitalization of the UK financial system following the Global Financial Crisis.

Drawing on the history of modern finance, as well as the sociology of money and risk, this book examines how cultural understandings of finance have contributed to the increased capitalization of the UK financial system following the Global Financial Crisis.

The circular economy describes a world in which reuse through repair, reconditioning and refurbishment is the prevailing social and economic model.

The circular economy describes a world in which reuse through repair, reconditioning and refurbishment is the prevailing social and economic model.

This book, first published in 1985, is a study of the functioning of one sector of American capital markets - non-reserve city national banks - between 1870 and 1900.

This book, first published in 1985, is a study of the functioning of one sector of American capital markets - non-reserve city national banks - between 1870 and 1900.

The Federal Reserve System has been widely criticised for its response (or lack of response) to the economic and financial problems of 1928-1933.

The Federal Reserve System has been widely criticised for its response (or lack of response) to the economic and financial problems of 1928-1933.

This book, first published in 1992, explores the role of the Federal Reserve System in the Great Depression.

This book, first published in 1992, explores the role of the Federal Reserve System in the Great Depression.

Between 1875 and 1900, the assets of trust companies in New York City grew at a compound annual rate of 9.

Between 1875 and 1900, the assets of trust companies in New York City grew at a compound annual rate of 9.

Gendered processes of globalisation, transnationalisation and urbanisation are increasing local and global inequalities and widening the gap between the rich and the poor.

Gendered processes of globalisation, transnationalisation and urbanisation are increasing local and global inequalities and widening the gap between the rich and the poor.

The phenomenal growth of Islamic finance in the last few decades has been accompanied by a host of interesting questions and challenges.

The phenomenal growth of Islamic finance in the last few decades has been accompanied by a host of interesting questions and challenges.

More than one billion people still live below the poverty line - most of them in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

More than one billion people still live below the poverty line - most of them in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Islamic Macroeconomics proposes an Islamic model that offers significant prospects for economic growth and durable macroeconomic stability, and which is immune to the defects of the economic models prevailing both in developed and developing countries.

Islamic Macroeconomics proposes an Islamic model that offers significant prospects for economic growth and durable macroeconomic stability, and which is immune to the defects of the economic models prevailing both in developed and developing countries.

The Development of International Monetary Policy traces the development of international monetary policy from mercantilism to quantitative easing.

The Development of International Monetary Policy traces the development of international monetary policy from mercantilism to quantitative easing.

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of central banks, and aims to demystify them for the general public, which is the only way to have a rational debate about them and ultimately to make them truly accountable.

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of central banks, and aims to demystify them for the general public, which is the only way to have a rational debate about them and ultimately to make them truly accountable.

Why are financial prices so much more crisis-prone and unstable than real economy prices?

Why are financial prices so much more crisis-prone and unstable than real economy prices?

Understanding how to build and manage a sustainability business plan has become a business imperative as investors demand, regulators require, and stakeholders increasingly expect companies to report their financial economic sustainability performance (ESP) and non-financial environmental, social, and governance (ESG) sustainability information.

Charities play an increasingly important role in our society.

The concept of relationship marketing has been discussed among marketing academics and managers since the early 1980s.

The concept of relationship marketing has been discussed among marketing academics and managers since the early 1980s.

Given the significant changes in the banking environment and the resultant pressures on banks to change their systems and procedures, this book is a timely reference that provides a comprehensive analytical overview of changes in the performance measurement system (PMS) of banks in the post-financial crisis era.

Given the significant changes in the banking environment and the resultant pressures on banks to change their systems and procedures, this book is a timely reference that provides a comprehensive analytical overview of changes in the performance measurement system (PMS) of banks in the post-financial crisis era.

Under the rule of the current economic order, social injustice is ever-increasing.

Under the rule of the current economic order, social injustice is ever-increasing.

We are bombarded with economic numbers: unemployment, retail sales, inflation, GDP-the list goes on and on.

We are bombarded with economic numbers: unemployment, retail sales, inflation, GDP-the list goes on and on.

In the history of Russian economic ideas, a peculiar mix of anthropocentrism and holism provided fertile breeding ground for patterns of thought that were in potential conflict with the market.

In the history of Russian economic ideas, a peculiar mix of anthropocentrism and holism provided fertile breeding ground for patterns of thought that were in potential conflict with the market.

Originally published in 1979, Inside the City looks at The City of London as one of the important financial centres in the world.

Originally published in 1979, Inside the City looks at The City of London as one of the important financial centres in the world.

Culture pervades consumption and marketing activity in ways that potentially benefit marketing managers.

Culture pervades consumption and marketing activity in ways that potentially benefit marketing managers.

Design for Wellbeing charts the development and application of design research to improve the personal and societal wellbeing and happiness of people.