- Publisher: Between the Lines
- ISBN: 9781897071571
- Price: $16.00 CAD
- Publication Date: Oct 2009
- Rights: Canada
- Pages: 144
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Request Exam CopyNo-Nonsense Guide to Global Finance
Peter Stalker
“Meltdown,” “crisis,” “downturn,” and the dreaded “R-word” – recession. These words have migrated from business sections to headline news.
From barter to coins, from the origins of banking to today’s credit crunch, this highly topical book explores cash and borrowing and lending, and delves into the dark side of the global financial system.
But as we teeter on the brink of a global depression, space develops for new thinking. From doing away with tax havens, putting teeth into regulation, and taxing currency transactions, this book makes suggestions for a fresh start and argues that another (financial) world is possible.
Contents
Introduction
Foreword by Walden Bello
Chapter 1 – Coining it – The Origins of Hard Cash
Chapter 2 – The Money Illusion
Chapter 3 – Banks of Every Shape and Size
Chapter 4 – Capital Casinos
Chapter 5 – Coping with Currency
Chapter 6 – The Ugly Sisters
Chapter 7 – Meltdown
Chapter 8 – Starting Afresh
Resources
Glossary
About the Author
Peter Stalker is a former co-editor of the New Internationalist who now works as a consultant to a number of UN agencies. He has written two books on migration for the International Labour Organization.