EDIS, NPLs, Sovereign Debt and Safe Assets

EDIS, NPLs, Sovereign Debt and Safe Assets

Author: Andreas Dombret

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-02-24

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 3110683148

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Why does the third leg of the European Banking Union, EDIS, remain mired in controversy? This book presents the views of senior representatives of the public and private sectors and academia on why EDIS is either necessary, counter-productive or even dangerous. No viewpoint has been excluded and the full range of issues involved is covered, including the impact on financial stability and on consolidation of the financial sector in Europe, progress on reducing NPLs, the feasibility of developing "safe bonds" and other, more practical solutions to the "doom loop" and the actual design of EDIS.


Science and Nonbelief

Science and Nonbelief

Author: Taner Edis

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Published: 2009-12-02

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 161614081X

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In this wide-ranging overview, physicist and acclaimed science writer Edis examines the relationship between today's sciences and religious nonbelief. He provides a very readable, nontechnical introduction to the leading scientific ideas that impinge upon religious belief.


EDIS, NPLs, Sovereign Debt and Safe Assets

EDIS, NPLs, Sovereign Debt and Safe Assets

Author: Andreas Dombret

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-02-24

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 3110683075

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Why does the third leg of the European Banking Union, EDIS, remain mired in controversy? This book presents the views of senior representatives of the public and private sectors and academia on why EDIS is either necessary, counter-productive or even dangerous. No viewpoint has been excluded and the full range of issues involved is covered, including the impact on financial stability and on consolidation of the financial sector in Europe, progress on reducing NPLs, the feasibility of developing "safe bonds" and other, more practical solutions to the "doom loop" and the actual design of EDIS.


An Illusion of Harmony

An Illusion of Harmony

Author: Taner Edis

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Published: 2010-03-05

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1615922504

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Current discussions in the West on the relation of science and religion focus mainly on science''s uneasy relationship with the traditional Judeo-Christian view of life. But a parallel controversy exists in the Muslim world regarding ways to integrate science with Islam. As physicist Taner Edis shows in this fascinating glimpse into contemporary Muslim culture, a good deal of popular writing in Muslim societies attempts to address such perplexing questions as: - Is Islam a "scientific religion"? - Were the discoveries of modern science foreshadowed in the Quran? - Are intelligent design conjectures more appealing to the Muslim perspective than Darwinian explanations? Edis examines the range of Muslim thinking about science and Islam, from blatantly pseudoscientific fantasies to comparatively sophisticated efforts to "Islamize science." From the world''s strongest creationist movements to bizarre science-in-the-Quran apologetics, popular Muslim approaches promote a view of natural science as a mere fact-collecting activity that coexists in near-perfect harmony with literal-minded faith. Since Muslims are keenly aware that science and technology have been the keys to Western success, they are eager to harness technology to achieve a Muslim version of modernity. Yet at the same time, they are reluctant to allow science to become independent of religion and are suspicious of Western secularization. Edis examines all of these conflicting trends, revealing the difficulties facing Muslim societies trying to adapt to the modern technological world. His discussions of both the parallels and the differences between Western and Muslim attempts to harmonize science and religion make for a unique and intriguing contribution to this continuing debate.