Authors: John Ward.
Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2004-08-24
Edition: 2

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    Latin America provides an introduction to the volatile economic and political history of the region in the last half century. The books is updated throughout to take into account recent historiography, and considers the current situation in Latin America in relation to the wider world, especially the US. Also included are biographies of the leading figures of the period, among them Peron, Castro and Pinochet....

Authors: Kwadwo Opoku-Agyemang.
Paperback, 112 pages
Publisher: Afram Publ. (Ghana) Ltd
Publication Date: 2004-01-01


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    Cape Coast Castle is one of three slave castles on the coast of Ghana. The poet believes that a place so savaged became a victim of society, and a new orientation can only come about by breaking the ancient silence. Naming the trauma involves him in exploring the condition of the African world. Weaving an intricate network of powerful images, his verse is both forceful and lyrical. A teacher of literature at the University of Cape Coast, the poet is acknowledged as a strong voice among the new generation of African poets....

Authors: Steven H. Ganster; Kent D. Kedl.
Hardcover, 248 pages
Publisher: China Pathways, LLC
Publication Date: 2005-11-18


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    Is Your Company Ready for China? Determine your company’s state of readiness to tackle the opportunities and challenges of the world’s most dynamic market—China. Learn from the many firms who have gone before you over the last 15 years and “wished they knew then what they know now.” The China Ready Company describes a practical process and diagnostic tool to prepare your company to succeed in China’s dynamic and complex market. It is a pragmatic and readable guide to gaining consensus among your management team to develop and execute a winning China strategy....

Authors: Alan M. Rugman. Jonathan P. Doh.
Hardcover, 256 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 2008-07-08


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Authors: Eisuke Sakakibara.
Hardcover, 167 pages
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication Date: 2004-04


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    In this candid book, Japan's former top financial diplomat asserts the urgent need for wholesale structural reform to revitalize the long-stagnant Japanese economy. Eisuke Sakakibara, whose influence over global currency markets earned him the nickname of "Mr. Yen", envisions a social and economic revolution that encompasses all sectors of Japanese society. Japan's economic problems are structural, rather than cyclical, according to Sakakibara. Profitable investment opportunities are hard to find in the dysfunctional corporate sector, where costs are high and earnings continue to decline. The country's entrenched power elite - the Liberal Democratic Party, the bureaucracy, and vested interest groups - are threatened by reform efforts. It will be difficult to restore economic health to Japan until its political leaders are able to break the grip of this "iron triangle" and implement aggressive, widespread reforms....

Authors: Peter Isard.
Paperback, 384 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2004-12-20


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    This book provides prespectives on various aspects of the international financial system that contribute to financial crises and growth failures, and discusses the remedies that economists have proposed for addressing the underlying problems. It also sheds light on a central feature of the international financial system that remains mysterious to many economists and most non-economists: The International Monetary Fund and the factors that influence its effectiveness....

Authors:
Paperback, 408 pages
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Publication Date: 2008-02-08


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    Whereas workers remittances have become a major source of financing for Latin America and the Caribbean, there is still limited evidence on the development impact of those flows across the main recipient countries in the region. To help fill this gap, Remittances and Development: Lessons from Latin America combines the analysis of cross-country panel data with that of household surveys for as many as 11 countries. Among other issues, this book investigates the profile of Latin American migrants and remittances recipients, and analyzes the impact of those flows on growth, poverty, inequality, schooling, labor supply, financial development, and real exchange rates. One of the main conclusions of the study conducted in Remittances and Development: Lessons from Latin America is that remittances do tend to reduce poverty and inequality and they have several positive growth-enhancing effects e.g. higher savings, human capital investments, entrepreneurship, and bank deposits. However, these positive effects tend be relatively modest compared to the development challenges faced by most countries in the region. Moreover, remittances can also reduce labor supply and lead to real exchange rate over-valuations. Overall, according to the book, it appears that a healthy policy stance is that of combining measures to minimize negative effects on competitiveness, with a focus on complementary growth-enhancing policies and improvements in the regulatory environment aimed at promoting secure and low cost remittances services....

Authors: Drakakis-Smith.
Paperback, 208 pages
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2000-07-11
Edition: 2

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    Third World Cities is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of a classic text which examines urbanisation in developing areas. Using case studies of cities drawn from around the world, David Smith confronts three main questions: Is there still a Third World, does it have a common urban form and what is the relationship between urbanisation and sustainability? This text provides an invaulable introduction to the issues and processes of the city in the Third World....

Authors: Fernando Coronil.
Paperback, 466 pages
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 1997-11-10


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Authors: Andrew Chisholm.
Hardcover, 655 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2002-05-13
Edition: 1st

Reviews :

    This book provides an accessible and comprehensive one-volume introduction to capital markets. Based on the author's many years experience as a trainer in this field, the book is ideal for those who are entering or planning to enter investment banking or asset management. It will also be an invaluable reference tool for professionals already working in the industry who are seeking to extend their knowledge base.

Describing how the key products and markets work, who the principal participants are and their overall goals and objectives, Andrew Chisholm provides a thorough overview of the global capital markets. The book covers both equity and debt instruments as well as the principal derivative products. In a step-by-step fashion, making extensive use of real-world cases and examples, it explains the application of interest rate and equity swaps, financial futures, equity options and options on currencies and interest rates. An extensive glossary explains concisely many of the 'jargon' expressions used in the financial markets....