The World Bank

The World Bank

Author: Devesh Kapur

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 1310

ISBN-13: 9780815720126

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This effort constitutes the most comprehensive and authoritative work to date on the history of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or the World Bank. Author-editors John Lewis, Richard Webb, and Devesh Kapur chronicle the evolution of this institution and offer insights into its successes, failures, and prospects for the future. The result of their intense labors is an invaluable resource for other researchers and a fascinating study in its own right. The work is divided into two volumes. The first is organized thematically and examines the critical events and policy issues in the World Bank's development over the last fifty years. Chapter topics include poverty alleviation, structural adjustment lending, environmental programs, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the International Development Association (IDA), and the evolution of the Bank as an institution. The second volume contains case studies written by experts with experience in the various regions in which the Bank operates. There are chapters on the Bank's activities in Korea, Mexico, Africa, South Asia, and Eastern Europe. Volume 2 also contains essays on the World Bank's relationship with the United States, Japan, and Western Europe, and its partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). By special arrangement, the authors have had wide-ranging access to confidential documents at the World Bank, making this work a unique source of information on the internal workings of this critical institution. They have also drawn on extensive interviews with current and past Bank officials. Moreover, publication could not be more timely, coming as it does when many in the development community and in the U.S. Congress are questioning the Bank's track record and even its reason for existence. The World Bank: Its First Half Century will be of great interest not only to development practitioners but also to students of international relations, development economics, and global finance. During the course of the project, John P. Lewis and Richard Webb were nonresident senior fellows, and Devesh Kapur was a program associate, in the Foreign Policy Studies program at the Brookings Institution.


The Debt Crisis of the 1980s

The Debt Crisis of the 1980s

Author: Jérôme Sgard

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2023-12-15

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1839103639

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This book offers a novel account of the debt crisis which hit many developing countries, between 1982 and 1989. Its strong interdisciplinary approach brings together the financial, political and legal dimensions. It will be of major interest for those interested in the economic history of post-WWII decades, sovereign debt in general and financial multilateralism.


International Finance

International Finance

Author: Dilip Das

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13: 1134871961

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In this updated fourth edition, author Maurice Levi successfully integrates both the micro and macro aspects of international finance. He sucessfully explores managerial issues and focuses on problems arising from financial trading relations between nations, whilst covering key topics such as: * organization of foreign exchange markets * determination of exchange rates * the fundamental principles of international finance * foreign exchange risk and exposure * fixed and flexible exchange rates. This impressive new edition builds and improves upon the popular style and structure of the original. With new data, improved pedagogy, and coverage of all of the main developments in international finance over the last few years, this book will prove essential reading for students of economics and business.


INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Author: VYUPTAKESH SHARAN

Publisher: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

Published: 2012-05-09

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 812034586X

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This thoroughly revised and updated Sixth Edition is a result of the enthusiastic reception accorded by the readers to the earlier editions and the wide adoption of the book in academic institutions. While retaining the major contents of the earlier editions, the new edition provides a clear understanding of the latest tools and techniques used in international finance. The book deals with contemporary financial environment and strategies, and the functional as well as operational aspects in the international financial arena. What is New to the Sixth Edition : All chapters updated to give the latest information. New Case Studies and Study Topics added. The book is primarily intended as a textbook for postgraduate students of Business Management (MBA), Master of International Business (MIB), Master of Commerce, Master of Economics, and Master of Financial Control (MFC). Besides, students of Chartered Accountancy and professionals in the financial field should find the book very valuable.


The Oxford Handbook of Banking and Financial History

The Oxford Handbook of Banking and Financial History

Author: Youssef Cassis

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016-07-21

Total Pages: 561

ISBN-13: 0191633224

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The financial crisis of 2008 aroused widespread interest in banking and financial history among policy makers, academics, journalists, and even bankers, in addition to the wider public. References in the press to the term 'Great Depression' spiked after the failure of Lehman Brothers in November 2008, with similar surges in references to 'economic history' at various times during the financial turbulence. In an attempt to better understand the magnitude of the shock, there was a demand for historical parallels. How severe was the financial crash? Was it, in fact, the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression? Were its causes unique or part of a well-known historical pattern? And have financial crises always led to severe depressions? Historical reflection on the recent financial crises and the long-term development of the financial system go hand in hand. This volume provides the material for such a reflection by presenting the state of the art in banking and financial history. Nineteen highly regarded experts present chapters on the economic and financial side of banking and financial activities, primarily though not solely in advanced economies, in a long-term comparative perspective. In addition to paying attention to general issues, not least those related to theoretical and methodological aspects of the discipline, the volume approaches the banking and financial world from four distinct but interrelated angles: financial institutions, financial markets, financial regulation, and financial crises.


Risk in International Finance

Risk in International Finance

Author: Vikash Yadav

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-03-19

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1135973725

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This book analyzes the evolution and impact of the concept of risk on processes of transnational banking and financial market regulation, as well as the externalities generated by speculative financial activity in developing and emerging market economies. The author provides an alternative theory for the study of international financial market regulation by applying elements of a post-structural methodology to the topic. Inspired by Michel Foucault’s framework of critical discourse analysis in The History of Sexuality, the argument dissects the rules of formation that govern the evolving discourse on risk. The author argues that the mathematically formal technology of risk emerges from within specific institutions and economic formations; thereby limiting its utility in the regulation of global financial markets. Exploring how the applied technology of risk has been implicated for fueling a major financial crisis, his work also demonstrates how the regulation of global financial markets and abstruse financial instruments in advanced industrialized countries impacts the lives of the poorest people in developing countries and emerging markets.


Handbook of International Relations

Handbook of International Relations

Author: Walter Carlsnaes

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2002-03-13

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 9780761963059

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NEW IN PAPERBACK FEBRUARY 2005! `The most systematic and wide-ranging survey of the multi-faceted field of International Relations yet produced. It is sure to become a standard reference work and teaching text, and is unlikely to be superseded at any time in the near future. It should be considered as essential reading' - International Affairs The Handbook of International Relations, published 2002 in hardback, quickly established itself as the benchmark volume, providing a state-of-the-art review and indispensable guide to the study of international relations. It is now released in paperback, in order to be accessible to students in classroom use. Divided into three parts, the volume reviews both the historical, philosophical, analytical and normative roots to the discipline and the key contemporary topics of research and debate today. The first part introduces the major approaches within the field and unpacks many of the on-going debates within the discipline including those between rationalist and constructivist approaches. The second part moves on to explore the key concepts and contextual factors important to the subject from concepts like the state and power, to international and transnational actors, debates around globalization, and contending feminist perspectives. The final part reviews a number of the key substantive issues in international relations and is designed to complement the analytical tools and perspectives presented in Parts I and II. Examples of the many topics included are: foreign policy; war and peace; security; nationalism and ethnicity; finance; trade; development; the environment; and human rights.


Routledge Library Editions: International Finance

Routledge Library Editions: International Finance

Author: Various Authors

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-03-05

Total Pages: 1162

ISBN-13: 1351013386

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The 4 volumes in this set, originally published between 1973 and 1998, draw together research by leading academics in the area of international finance and provides an examination of related key issues. The volumes examine international trade, principles of international finance, and one of the texts provides a comprehensive research and information guide to international financial statistics. This set will be of particular interest to students of economics and finance.


International Financial Markets

International Financial Markets

Author: Anthony D. Smith

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1992-09-17

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780521431033

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This book, first published in 1992, measures and explains the performance of major competitor countries in international financial services.