| Description |
1 online resource (382 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Where did all the money go? An analysis of the causes and cure of the current global banking crisis; 2 Build-up, meltdown and intervention; 3 We have been here before, haven't we?; 4 A basic funding tool -- the tranched mortgage-backed security; 5 Using tranching to make short-term transaction profits; 6 Borrowing short and lending long: the illusion of liquidity in structured credit; 7 The levees break; 8 The flood of losses; 9 Central banks and money markets. |
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10 The run on the world's banksConclusions: repairing the house of credit; Glossary; Index. |
| Summary |
Untangles the complex world of modern banking and examines solutions to the crisis. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Banks and banking -- Corrupt practices.
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Banks and banking -- Corrupt practices. |
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Bankers -- Malpractice.
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Bankers -- Malpractice. |
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Bank failures.
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Bank failures. |
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Financial crises.
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Financial crises. |
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Credit.
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Credit. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
9780521762144 |
| ISBN |
9780511595127 (electronic book) |
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0511595123 (electronic book) |
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