Fairy Tale Capitalism
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Fairy Tale Capitalism
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Author : Emily Eisenlohr
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2010
Fairy Tale Capitalism written by Emily Eisenlohr and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
"If something goes wrong, it's going to be a big mess!" That 2004 warning came during the SEC's approval of a new regulation intended to help investment banks avoid regulation. Confusing? In 1998 the large hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management was close to collapse. The Federal Reserve deemed it sufficiently large to present systemic risk and organized a "rescue" by a group of its largest banks. No taxpayer money was involved, but the event caught the eye of Congress. Congressmen and government officials vowed that something needed to be done about financial risk and regulation. Then Congress ignored LTCM's lessons. Congress removed the barriers between investment and commercial banking in 1999. The following year Congress passed legislation that ensured that over-the-counter derivatives would not be regulated. Something else was going on. The real history of the systemic bubble began at least ten years ago. The implosion of this bubble is far larger than LTCM with even more complex risks and financial instruments. This meltdown involved huge taxpayer-funded bailouts. The public is paying attention this time, but is Congress really dealing with systemic risk? Many fictions surround the financial meltdown. Which political party is most responsible? Can regulators prevent another crisis? How do credit ratings play a hidden role? Can Congress tame systemic risk without shrinking big banks? In simple terms Emily Eisenlohr guides Main Street down Wall Street, where finance meets politics. She provides both simple explanations for the less financially savvy and simple illustrations to show even the experts how systemic risk remains, making future bailouts a given. She believes you don't need to trade derivatives or have a Ph.D. in economics to understand this little history.
The Freedom Fairy Tale Portuguese Version
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language : en
Publisher: 5th Corner Publishing
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The Key Man
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Author : Simon Clark
language : en
Publisher: Harper Business
Release Date : 2021
The Key Man written by Simon Clark and has been published by Harper Business this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Commercial crimes categories.
"In this compelling story of greed, theft, and the dark underbelly of globalization and impact investing, two Wall Street Journal financial reporters investigate the shocking collapse of Abraaj-the largest private-equity failure in history-and the face behind its glimmering rise and catastrophic fall"--
The Key Man
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Author : Simon Clark
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2021-07-08
The Key Man written by Simon Clark and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-08 with True Crime categories.
'Impeccably researched and sumptuous in its detail... It's a page-turner' The Economist 'Well-paced and cleverly organised' The Sunday Times 'Gripping' Guardian 'A pacy and deeply-reported tale' Financial Times Longlisted for the 2021 Financial Times / McKinsey Business Book of the Year In this compelling story of greed, chicanery and tarnished idealism, two Wall Street Journal reporters investigate a man who Bill Gates and Western governments entrusted with hundreds of millions of dollars to make profits and end poverty but now stands accused of masterminding one of the biggest, most brazen frauds ever. Arif Naqvi was charismatic, inspiring and self-made. The founder of the Dubai-based private-equity firm Abraaj, he was the Key Man to the global elite searching for impact investments to make money and do good. He persuaded politicians he could help stabilize the Middle East after 9/11 by providing jobs and guided executives to opportunities in cities they struggled to find on the map. Bill Gates helped him start a billion-dollar fund to improve health care in poor countries, and the UN and Interpol appointed him to boards. Naqvi also won the support of President Obama's administration and the chief of a British government fund compared him to Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible. The only problem? In 2019 Arif Naqvi was arrested on charges of fraud and racketeering at Heathrow airport. A British judge has approved his extradition to the US and he faces up to 291 years in jail if found guilty. With a cast featuring famous billionaires and statesmen moving across Asia, Africa, Europe and America, The Key Man is the story of how the global elite was duped by a capitalist fairy tale. Clark and Louch's thrilling investigation exposes one of the world's most audacious scams and shines a light on the hypocrisy, corruption and greed at the heart of the global financial system. 'An unbelievable true tale of greed, corruption and manipulation among the world's financial elite' Harry Markopolos, the Bernie Madoff whistleblower
Capitalism For Frustrated Lovers
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Author : Tom Levick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-01
Capitalism For Frustrated Lovers written by Tom Levick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01 with categories.
Capitalism for Frustrated Lovers tells the heart-rending story of what happens when true love enters unexpectedly into the long established routine of every-day life, and the chain of consequences that ensue under its force. As Cora and John find themselves increasingly powerless to their feelings, events around them continue to spiral out of control, leaving them torn between the external drama of their lives and the internal one of their love.The strikingly familiar reality of Levick?s characters and the predicaments they face make his book compelling to any reader, and the poetic simplicity of his style makes it a deeply moving and memorable narrative, which despite being far from a fairy-tale is every bit as readable and infinitely more satisfying
A Tale Of Two Capitalisms
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Author : Supritha Rajan
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2015-03-30
A Tale Of Two Capitalisms written by Supritha Rajan and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-30 with Business & Economics categories.
An interdisciplinary examination of nineteenth-century British capitalism, its architects, and its critics
The Tale Of Capitalism
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Author : Daniel Brockman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-07-28
The Tale Of Capitalism written by Daniel Brockman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-28 with categories.
"A simple memorable framework for explaining how economics misconceived the problem." -- Judy Z. Stephenson, PhD, Associate Professor of Economic History at University College London.---In our highly productive society a few people have vast wealth. They can purchase anything they desire. They have social influence. Others, in predictably large numbers, will fall asleep hungry tonight. Why the disparity?In its complexity, our basic economic system has many moving parts. Each part has a story. The kaleidoscopic Tale of Capitalism gives you a collection of stories you might tell to friends.You will find out how the economic system works, how it favors some while overlooking others, and how to make it better.---DANIEL BROCKMAN has Mathematics and Finance degrees and lifelong interest in history and economics. He worked in statistical analysis and software development in investment companies and banks for 30 years. Dan swims, hikes and rides his bicycle near his home in the state of Washington, USA.---
Postmodernism And Japan
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Author : マサオ・ミヨシ
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 1989-07-27
Postmodernism And Japan written by マサオ・ミヨシ and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-07-27 with History categories.
Postmodernism and Japan is a coherent yet diverse study of the dynamics of postmodernism, as described by Lyotard, Baudrillard, Deleuze, and Guatarri, from the often startling perspective of a society bent on transforming itself into the image of Western “enlightenment” wealth and power. This work provides a unique view of a society in transition and confronting, like its models in the West, the problems induced by the introduction of new forms of knowledge, modes of production, and social relationships.
Happy Hour
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Author : Marlowe Granados
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2021-09-07
Happy Hour written by Marlowe Granados and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-07 with Fiction categories.
With the verve and bite of Ottessa Moshfegh and the barbed charm of Nancy Mitford, Marlowe Granados's stunning dbut brilliantly captures a summer of striving in New York City Refreshing and wry in equal measure, Happy Hour is an intoxicating novel of youth well spent. Isa Epley is all of twenty-one years old, and already wise enough to understand that the purpose of life is the pursuit of pleasure. She arrives in New York City for a summer of adventure with her best friend, one newly blond Gala Novak. They have little money, but that's hardly going to stop them from having a good time. In her diary, Isa describes a sweltering summer in the glittering city. By day, the girls sell clothes in a market stall, pinching pennies for their Bed-Stuy sublet and bodega lunches. By night, they weave from Brooklyn to the Upper East Side to the Hamptons among a rotating cast of celebrities, artists, Internet entrepreneurs, stuffy intellectuals, and bad-mannered grifters. Resources run ever tighter and the strain tests their friendship as they try to convert their social capital into something more lasting than precarious gigs as au pairs, nightclub hostesses, paid audience members, and aspiring foot fetish models. Through it all, Isa's bold, beguiling voice captures the precise thrill of cultivating a life of glamour and intrigue as she juggles paying her dues with skipping out on the bill. Happy Hour is a novel about getting by and having fun in a world that wants you to do neither.
The Wisdom Of Money
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Author : Pascal Bruckner
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2017-05-02
The Wisdom Of Money written by Pascal Bruckner and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-02 with Business & Economics categories.
Money is an evil that does good, and a good that does evil. It is wise to have money, says Pascal Bruckner, and wise to think and talk about it critically. One of the world’s great essayists guides us through the commentary that money has generated since ancient times, as he builds an unfashionable defense of the worldly wisdom of the bourgeoisie.