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Naked money : a revealing look at what it is and why it matters / by Wheelan, Charles J.,author.(CARDINAL)266649;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-329) and index.Part I: What It Is -- 1 What Is Money -- 2 Inflation and Deflation -- 3 The Science, Art, Politics, and Psychology of Prices -- 4 Credit and Crashes -- 5 Central Banking -- 6 Exchange Rates and the Global Financial System -- 7 Gold -- Part II Why It Matters -- 8 A Quick Tour of American Monetary History -- 9 1929 and 2008 -- 10 Japan -- 11 The Euro -- 12 The United States and China -- 13 The Future of Money -- 14 Doing Central Banking Better."The best-selling author of Naked Statistics and Naked Economics explores the colorful world of money and banking to answer such questions as how money creation is used to counter financial crises, why the shared European currency has caused so much trouble and how Bitcoin will impact the future"--NoveList.
Subjects: Money; Finance; Banks and banking;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 10
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This time is different : eight centuries of financial folly / by Reinhart, Carmen M.(CARDINAL)434985; Rogoff, Kenneth S.(CARDINAL)725907;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-433) and indexes.Preamble : some initial intuitions on financial fragility and the fickle nature of confidence -- pt. 1. Financial crises : an operational primer -- Varieties of crises and their dates -- Debt intolerance : the genesis of serial default -- A global database on financial crises -- pt. 2. Sovereign external debt crises -- A digression on the theoretical underpinnings of debt crises -- Cycles of sovereign default on external debt -- External default through history -- pt. 3. The forgotten history of domestic debt and default -- The stylized facts of domestic debt and default -- Domestic debt : the missing link explaining external default and high inflation -- Domestic and external default : which is worse? Who is senior? -- pt. 4. Banking crises, inflation, and currency crashes -- Banking crises -- Default through debasement : an "old world favorite" -- Inflation and modern currency crashes -- pt. 5. The U.S. subprime meltdown and the second great contraction -- The U.S. subprime crisis : an international and historical comparison -- The aftermath of financial crises -- The international dimensions of the subprime crisis : the results of contagion or common fundamentals? -- Composite measures of financial turmoil -- pt. 6. What have we learned? -- Reflections on early warnings, graduation, policy responses, and the foibles of human nature -- Data appendixes -- A. 1. Macroeconomic time series -- A. 2. Public debt -- A. 3. Dates of banking crises -- A. 4. Historical summaries of banking crises.An empirical investigation of financial crises during the last 800 years.
Subjects: Case studies.; Business cycles; Financial crises; Fiscal policy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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All the presidents' bankers : the hidden alliances that drive American power / by Prins, Nomi.(CARDINAL)468584;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-502) and index."All The Presidents' Bankers is a compelling narrative of how a small group of private bankers and their financial institutions shaped America's economy and its global position since the start of the twentieth century. Through personal, political and professional networks, these bankers strategically exercised, and continue to exercise, disproportionate control over the destiny of billions of people. Nomi Prins offers an explosive account of how this came to be, and how the banks continue to influence the world economy and dominate government. Aligning the complex relationships between political and financial leaders since the early 1900s, Prins exposes the elite bankers that served as unelected leaders and confidants, acting as a shadow government concealed behind the US presidency from Wilson to Obama. With eye-opening correspondence culled from Presidential libraries across the country, against a timeline of two world wars and multiple market crashes, All The Presidents' Bankers traces the shocking consequences of a system in which there is no line between public office and private power"--
Subjects: Bankers; Bankers; Presidents; Presidents; Power (Social sciences); Alliances;
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The American jubilee : a national nightmare is closer than you think / by Stansberry, Porter,author.;
What is the American Debt Jubilee? -- The corruption of politics; debt; currency -- How to survive the Debt Jubilee -- What to avoid -- The safety fund -- What I'm doing to avoid the crisis -- Nine keys to survive a crisis -- Secrets of the silver market -- The most profitable and stable form of leveraged investing -- How private equity works -- Buy right -- Crash course on how to be a better investor -- How to earn crisis-proof, inflation-proof income streams in the stock market.A major Debt Jubilee is coming to America. The crowds will cheer. Politicians will promise new and better prosperity. But what will actually happen is a national nightmare. The wealthy will make a fortune. But for many, a Debt Jubilee will mean huge losses. All your savings could be wiped out. Tens of millions of Americans could lose trillions of dollars. You don't have to be one them.
Subjects: Finance, Personal.; Portfolio management.; Financial crises; Financial crises; Investments.; Dividends.; Retirement;
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The ascent of humanity : civilization and the human sense of self / by Eisenstein, Charles,1967-(CARDINAL)396577;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-540) and index."An exploration of the history and future of civilization, tracing the converging crises of our age to a common source: the ideology of the discrete and separate self"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Civilization, Modern; Technology and civilization.; Technology; Nature and civilization.; Self (Philosophy); Individualism.; Self-interest.;
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Sacred economics : money, gift, & society in the age of transition / by Eisenstein, Charles,1967-(CARDINAL)396577;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-464) and index."Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extreme--but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being. This book is about how the money system will have to change--and is already changing--to embody this transition. A broadly integrated synthesis of theory, policy, and practice, Sacred Economics explores avant-garde concepts of the New Economics, including negative-interest currencies, local currencies, resource-based economics, gift economies, and the restoration of the commons. Author Charles Eisenstein also considers the personal dimensions of this transition, speaking to those concerned with "right livelihood" and how to live according to their ideals in a world seemingly ruled by money. Tapping into a rich lineage of conventional and unconventional economic thought, Sacred Economics presents a vision that is original yet commonsense, radical yet gentle, and increasingly relevant as the crises of our civilization deepen"--
Subjects: Money; Money;
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Perdition / by Goodwin, Mark,1970-author.(CARDINAL)620199;
Noah Parker and his family refuse to take the pledge to the world order and are thereby excluded from the one-world economy which functions using a cashless electronic currency. When the Global Republic finally arrives to begin rebuilding the former United States, Noah and the true Christian community are labeled as terrorist, hunted down like animals and forced to choose between fight or flight.
Subjects: Survival fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Christian fiction.; Novels.; Financial crises;
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Megathreats : ten dangerous trends that imperil our future, and how to survive them / by Roubini, Nouriel,author.(CARDINAL)779806;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-298) and index.Prologue -- part I. Debt, demographics, and dangerous policies: The mother of all debt crises ; Private and public failures ; The demographic time bomb ; The easy money trap and the boom-bust cycle ; The coming of stagflation -- part II. Financial, trade, geopolitical, technological, and environmental catastrophes: Currency meltdowns and financial instability ; The end of globalization? ; The AI threat ; The new cold war ; An uninhabitable planet? -- part III. Can disaster be averted?: Dark destiny ; A more "utopian" future? -- Epilogue."Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini was nicknamed "Dr. Doom," until his prediction of the 2008 housing crisis and Great Recession came true--when it was too late. Now he is back with a much scarier prediction, one that we ignore at our peril. There are no fewer than ten overlapping, interconnected threats that are so serious, he calls them Megathreats. From the worst debt crisis the world has ever seen, to governments pumping out too much money, to borders that are blocked to workers and to many shipments of goods, to the rise of a new superpower competition between China and the U.S., to climate change that strikes directly at our most populated cities, we are facing not one, not two, but ten causes of disaster. There is a slight chance we can avoid them, if we come to our senses--but we must act now." --
Subjects: Forecasting.; Forecasting; Twenty-first century; Financial crises.; Economic forecasting.; Economic history; Economics.;
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The new world economy : a beginner's guide : demystifying everything from ai and bitcoins to unicorns and Generation Z / by Epping, Randy Charles,author.(CARDINAL)367517;
Butterflies over Beijing: what is the new "fusion economy"? -- Bitcoins and blockchains: are cryptocurrencies real money? -- How do local economic crises become global crises? -- Supranationals: do international organizations like the World Bank and the IMF really promote economic growth? -- Ho do we rank countries in the new global economy? -- Can trade wars destroy the world economy? -- Brexit and border walls: does economic isolation make economic sense? -- Does immigration take our jobs away? -- How do populist leaders use our economic illiteracy to gain power? -- Globalization -- problem or solution? -- Inflation vs. deflation -- What is currency manipulation? -- The fear of investing: is it keeping us poor? -- Comparing investments in the new world economy -- Income inequality: is it inevitable? -- What is hot money? -- Barbarians at the gate? Private equity investors, venture capitalists, and high-frequency traders -- The twenty-first-century company -- How is the digital economy transforming the world? -- What is the internet of things? -- Is data the new gold? -- How are robots and artificial intelligence transforming the world economy? -- What is the sharing economy? -- BRICS and beyond: how emerging markets are becoming the new powerhouses of the world economy -- What is the future for the European Union and the other free-trade areas? -- Sharp power: how countries use economic power to achieve global clout -- Sharing the wealth: how do charities, private enterprise, and NGOs promote economic development? -- Corruption and tax evasion: how does money laundering work? -- The dark web and other black markets: how big is the illegal economy? -- How is climate change transforming the global economy? -- Economics vs. the environment: is it a zero-sum game? -- What are the alternatives to capitalism? -- Are trade unions becoming obsolete in the twenty-first century? -- Health care: ways that work -- How is the behavior of Millennials and other generations changing the world's economic landscape? -- New ways of working and living in the twenty-first century."What is blockchain? What is Bitcoin? How can central banks be instrumental in guiding a nation's economy? What are the underlying causes of trade deficits? Do trade wars actually help the domestic economy? How has the behavior of millennials and Generation Z affected the global economy? Find out all this and more in this definitive guide to the world economy. As the global economic landscape shifts at an increasing rate, it's more important than ever that citizens understand the building blocks of the new world economy. In this lively guide, Randy Charles Epping cuts through the jargon to explain the fundamentals. In thirty-six engaging chapters, Epping lays bare everything from NGOs and nonprofits to AI and data mining. With a comprehensive glossary andabsolutely no graphs, The New World Economy: A Beginner's Guide is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what is going on in the world around them. This timely book is a vital resource for today's chaotic world"--1440L
Subjects: Economic history; International finance.; Finance.;
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It's about more than the money : investment wisdom for building a better life / by Glassman, Saly A.,1958-(CARDINAL)499264;
Rules are essential, but they do not guarantee a win -- Focus your predictions on what you can control : your priorities -- Let go of what might have been -- Take responsibility -- Do what you know and recognize what you don't know -- Have investment rules that work for you -- The time to have the fire drill is not in the middle of the fire -- The best advice is sometimes about what not to do -- Appreciate the value of holding on to what you have -- Know what you want to accomplish -- Be clear about what you have and what you don't have -- Expect to pay a price-- either now or later-- for the choices you make about handling your money -- Know the essence of your advisor's brand -- Does your advisor care deeply about you? -- Expect to be taken care of -- The investor's perception is the true reality --Crises are like little gifts -- The most valuable things in life do not involve currency -- Find the courage you need to have integrity -- There's an entire economy in what we consume and waste -- Make it happen -- Formulas used for Chapter 12 calculations.
Subjects: Finance, Personal.; Investments.; Money;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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