Demanding devaluation : exchange rate politics in the developing world / / David A. Steinberg

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461123603321
• Autore: Steinberg David <1980->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ithaca, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : Cornell University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 0-8014-5425-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Collana: Cornell Studies in Money
• Disciplina: 332.4/56
• Soggetti: Foreign exchange rates - China - Political aspects; Foreign exchange rates - Developing countries - Political aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. A Conditional Preference Theory of Undervalued Exchange Rates -- 2. Cross-Country Patterns in Exchange Rate Policy and Preferences -- 3. Why China Undervalues Its Exchange Rate -- 4. The Political Appeal of Overvaluation -- 5. Interests, Institutions, and Exchange Rates in South Korea, Mexico, and Iran -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Author Interviews -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Exchange rate policy has profound consequences for economic development, financial crises, and international political conflict. Some governments in the developing world maintain excessively weak and "undervalued" exchange rates, a policy that promotes export-led development but often heightens tensions with foreign governments. Many other developing countries "overvalue" their exchange rates, which increases consumers' purchasing power but often reduces economic growth. In Demanding Devaluation, David Steinberg argues that the demands of powerful interest groups often dictate government decisions about the level of the exchange rate. Combining rich qualitative case studies of China, Argentina, South Korea, Mexico, and Iran with cross-national statistical analyses, Steinberg reveals that ; exchange rate policy is heavily influenced by a country's domestic political arrangements. Interest group demands influence exchange rate policy, and national institutional structures shape whether interest groups lobby for an undervalued or an overvalued rate. A country's domestic political system helps determine whether it undervalues its exchange rate and experiences explosive economic growth or if it overvalues its exchange rate and sees its economy stagnate as a result.

A Companion to Epistemology [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910143102003321
• Autore: Dancy Jonathan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2009
• ISBN: 1-78268-817-X; 1-282-47212-7; 9786612472121; 1-4051-7729-2; 1-4443-1508-0; 1-4443-1509-9
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (825 p.)
• Collana: Blackwell companions to philosophy
• Classificazione: 5,1; CC 4200
• Altri autori (Persone): SosaErnest; SteupMatthias
• Disciplina: 121
• Soggetti: Knowledge, Theory of; W'orterbuch; Speculative Philosophy; Philosophy; Philosophy & Religion; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: A Companion to Epistemology; Contents; Contributors; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Part I Ten Review Essays; ; Skepticism and Closure; Contextualism; Foundations and Coherence; Recent Work on the Internalism-Externalism Controversy; A Priori Knowledge; The Common Sense Tradition; The Power of Perception; Virtue Epistemology; Social Epistemology; Bayesian Epistemology; Part II Twenty Epistemological Self-profiles; Robert Audi; Laurence BonJour; Stewart Cohen; Earl Conee and Richard Feldman; Fred Dretske; Richard Foley; Richard Fumerton; Alvin I. Goldman; Gilbert HarmanPeter Klein; Hilary Kornblith; Keith Lehrer; Alvin Plantinga; John Pollock; Ernest Sosa; Barry Stroud; Michael Williams; Timothy Williamson; Crispin Wright; Linda Zagzebski; Part III Epistemology from A to Z; A; a priori/a posteriori; abduction; absurdity; Academy (Plato); act/object analysis; adverbial theory; agnosticism; Alston, William P. (1921-2009); analyticity; anamnesis; antinomy; apodeictic; aporia; apperception; Aquinas, Thomas (1225-74); argument; argument from analogy; argument from illusion; Aristotle (384-322 BC); Armstrong, David M. (1926- ); association; ataraxia; Augustine, St (354-430)Austin, John L(angshaw) (1911-60); avowals; axiomatization, axiomatics; Ayer, A(lfred) J(ules) (1910-89); B; Bacon, Francis, Lord Verulam (1561-1626); basic belief; behaviourism; belief; belief in and belief that; Bergmann, Gustav (1906-87); Berkeley, George (1685-1753); Blanshard, Brand (1892-1987); Brentano, Franz (1838-1917); burden of proof; C; Carnap, Rudolf (1891-1970); Cartesianism; causal theories in epistemology; certainty; Chisholm, Roderick (1916-99); circular reasoning; cogito; coherentism; collective belief; commonsensism and critical cognitivism; concepts; Continental epistemologyconvention; conversational implicature; criteria and knowledge; criterion, canon; critical cognitivism; D; Davidson, Donald (1930-2003); death of epistemology; defeasibility; definition; Derrida, Jacques (1930-2004); Descartes, Rene (1596-1650); Dewey, John (1859-1952); dialectic (Hegel); dialectic (Plato); different constructions in terms of ""knows""; direct realism; disposition; dogmatism; doxastic voluntarism; Dutch book argument; E; empiricism; Epicurus (c.341-271 BC); epistemic deontologism; epistemic luck; epistemic supervenience; epistemic virtue; epoche; essence (Husserl)essence (Plato); essentialism; ethics and epistemology; evidence; evolutionary argument against naturalism; evolutionary epistemology; existence; experience, theories of; explanation; external world; externalism/internalism; F; fact/value; fallibilism; feminist epistemology; first philosophy; Firth, Roderick (1917-87); Foucault, Michel (1926-84); foundationalism; Frege, Gottlob (1848-1925); Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939); G; Gadamer, Hans-Georg (1900-2002); genetic epistemology; genetic fallacy; geometry; Gettier problem; given, the; Goodman, Nelson (1906-98); Grice, H. Paul (1913-88)
• Sommario/riassunto: With nearly 300 entries on key concepts, review essays on central issues, and self-profiles by leading scholars, this companion is the most comprehensive and up-to-date single volume reference guide to epistemology. Epistemology from A-Z is comprised of 296 articles on important epistemological concepts that have been extensively revised to bring the volume up-to-date, with many new and re-written entries reflecting developments in the fieldIncludes 20 new self-profiles by leading epistemologistsContains 10 new review essays on central issues of epistemology</ul

Financial regulation : hearings before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910703059303321
• Autore: iMinds
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Mosman, : iMinds Pty Limited, 2010; Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (iv, 471 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: S. hrg. ; ; 111-614
• Classificazione: BUS024000
• Soggetti: Financial crises - United States; Financial institutions - United States - Management; Financial institutions - Law and legislation - United States; Financial institutions - Government policy - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 29, 2010).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: January 21, 2009: Where were the watchdogs? The financial crisis and the breakdown of financial governance -- March 4, 2009: Where were the watchdogs? Systemic risk and the breakdown of financial governance -- May 21, 2009: Where were the watchdogs? Financial regulatory lessons from abroad.
• Sommario/riassunto: Learn about Financial Regulation with iMinds Money's insightful fast knowledge series. Financial regulation, simply put, is the supervision and control of the financial system and entities within it by a government body. It is deemed necessary to prevent abuses or failures within financial systems that affect the public or the stability of the system itself. Regulation is carried out differently in countries around the world. For example, in America there are a number of regulatory bodies for different parts of the financial market, while in the UK there is only one. The US regulatory system is also very rules-based, while the UK system is based more on principals. Adam Smith, an eighteenth century Scottish philosopher, described an "invisible hand" that directs free markets. It became a lasting image in economic theory. By pursuing their own self-interests, individual market participants ; engage in the production and exchange of goods and services to the benefit of the whole. This is the "invisible hand" that guides individuals. It leads the market to operate efficiently and in service of the public good. While Smith's image suggests that a perfect market would function without any oversight, realities of the market require government regulation to ensure economic welfare. iMinds will hone your financial knowledge with its insightful series looking at topics related to Money, Investment and Finance.. whether an amateur or specialist in the field, iMinds targeted fast knowledge series will whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds unique fast-learning modules as seen in the Financial Times, Wired, Vogue, Robb Report, Sky News, LA Times, Mashable and many others.. the future of general knowledge acquisition.