In the years between 1750 and 1868, English criminal justice underwent significant changes. The two most crucial developments were the …
Not a bad comparative history of North, South and Quebec, but not likely to appeal to general audience.
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty Morishima Lecture, LSE June 8, 2011 Acemoglu and Robinson have …
Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some …
The past few decades have brought a shift in the nature of American democracy—an alarming shift that threatens such liberal …
Addresses the questions: What might be the role of the artist in the 21st century? How essential is art to …
Outstanding explanation of the forces that create the environment for advance or decline. Comprehensive.
The World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) carry out their mission to alleviate poverty and promote economic growth …
Very helpful. A good discussion of the theory and practice of corporate risk management in banks. Outlines methods that can …
An analysis of the links between risk management and value creationRisk Management and Value Creation in Financial Institutions explores a …
John C. Hull’s Financial Risk Management text is the only text to take risk management theory and explain it in …
Financial risk has become a focus of financial and nonfinancial firms, individuals, and policy makers. But the study of risk …
The essential guide to managing financial institution risk, fully revised and updatedThe dangers inherent in the financial system make understanding …
"A value management framework designed specifically for banking and insurance The Value Management Handbook is a comprehensive, practical reference written …
This book presents an overview of corporate governance and risk management, analyzing their interdependence and particularly their relevance in banking. …
Understand critical cybersecurity and risk perspectives, insights, and tools for the leaders of complex financial systems and markets. This book …
In recent years sustainable finance along with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) aspects and their implications for financial institutions have …
In this book Searle extends upon his argument in his essay "How to Derive Ought from Is", where he argued …
This book sketches the history of Roman Private Law from the Twelve Tables to modern times, and sets out the …
In this book, Thompson and Hickson strongly challenge the standard interpretation of the basis of growth and viability of dominant …
This book's essays discuss human behavior and the institutions of capitalism. The essays are non-technical and are written so as …
What are the most important differences among national economies? Is globalization forcing nations to converge on an Anglo-American model? What …
Continuing his groundbreaking analysis of economic structures, Douglass North develops an analytical framework for explaining the ways in which institutions …
Elinor Ostrom, co-recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics, argued that we should not be limited to the conceptions …
Explores ways that the tragedy of the commons can be avoided by people who use common-property resources
