Business & Economics Economic Conditions
No-Nonsense Guide to Global Finance
- Publisher
- Between the Lines
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2009
- Category
- Economic Conditions, Economic Conditions
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- ISBN
- 9781771130516
- Publish Date
- Jul 2009
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
?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, 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.
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.
Editorial Reviews
“An excellent job of deconstructing finance.”
Walden Bello, president of Freedom from Debt Coalition
