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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818579903321

Titolo

The international financial crisis : have the rules of finance changed? / / edited by Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Douglas D Evanoff, George G Kaufman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2011

ISBN

1-283-14851-X

9786613148513

981-4322-09-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (446 p.)

Collana

World Scientific studies in international economics ; ; v. 14

Altri autori (Persone)

Demirgüç-KuntAslı <1961->

EvanoffDouglas Darrell <1951->

KaufmanGeorge G

Disciplina

338.542

Soggetti

Financial crises

International finance

Monetary policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"... 12th annual Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago International Banking Conference, co-sponsored by the World Bank, was held in Chicago on September 24-25, 2009"--Pref.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The international financial crisis : asset price exuberance and macroprudential regulation / Charles L. Evans -- Back from the brink / Christina D. Romer -- Getting the new regulatory framework just right : six questions for policymakers / José Viñals -- Longer days, fewer weekends / Kevin M. Warsh -- Banking regulation : changing the rules of the game / Philipp M. Hildebrand -- The causes of the financial crisis and the impact of raising capital requirements / Martin Neil Baily and Douglas J. Elliott -- Origins of the subprime crisis / Charles W. Calomiris -- The role of the financial sector in the great recession / Michael Mussa -- What broke? : the root causes of the crisis / Edwin M. Truman -- Regulating systemic risk /Masahiro Kawai and Michale Pomerleano -- Dealing with the crises in a globalized world : challenges and solutions / Vincent R. Reinhart -- Systemic risk : is there a playbook? / Robert K. Steel -- Banking on the state / Piergiorgio Alessandri and Andrew G. Haldane -- Liquidity risk and



central bank actions during the 2007-2009 crisis / Francesco Papadia and Tuomas Välimäki -- The role of the state in a crisis / Phillip L. Swagel -- Comments : panel on the role of the state / Peter J. Wallison -- Financial instability and the macroeconomics : bridging the gulf / Claudio Borio and Mathias Drehmann -- Is a less procyclical financial system an achievable goal? / Charles A.E. Goodhart -- Bubbles? / Allan H. Meltzer -- What to do about bubbles : monetary policy and macroprudential regulation / Marvin Goodfriend -- Dealing with crises in a globalized world : challenges and solutions / Athanasios Orphanides -- Global financial reform : diagnosis and prognosis, a network approach / Andrew L.T. Sheng -- Dealing with cross-border bank distress : some specific options for reform / Stijn Claessens -- Making safety-net managers accountable for safety-net subsidies / Edward J. Kane -- Regulatory governance and agency design : an old topic, made extra relevant by the financial crisis / Michael Klein -- The sentinal : improving the governance of financial policies / Ross Levine -- Holding regulators and government more accountable : comments / R. Christopher Whalen -- Status quo? : I hardly think so / Wayne A. Abernathy -- Where do we go from here? / Anil K Kashyap -- Suggested financial structure for developing countries / Justin Yifu Lin -- Comments on "Where do we go from here?" / Deborah J. Lucas -- Where to from here? : have the rules of finance changed? / John Silvia.

Sommario/riassunto

The recent global financial crisis has caused massive upheavals worldwide. The papers in this volume analyze whether financial principles seem to have shifted in recent years, and what that may mean for international financial markets and regulation. What 'broke' in the current crisis? Is there no 'playbook' on how to respond to systemic crises? What is the optimal role of the state in dealing with crises? How should asset bubbles be addressed in the future? Do we need a major overhaul of governance in the industry? What means exist to address systemic crises? What reforms are needed? These an



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825939603321

Titolo

Solidarity first : Canadian workers and social cohesion / / edited by Robert O'Brien

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2008

ISBN

1-282-45715-2

9786612457159

0-7748-5613-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

O'BrienRobert <1963->

Disciplina

305.562

Soggetti

Working class - Canada

Employees - Canada

Social values - Canada

Solidarity - Canada

Social participation - Canada

Social integration - Canada

Canada Economic conditions 1991-

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

""Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""1 Introduction: Canadian Workers and Social Cohesion""; ""Part 1: Conceptualizing Social Cohesion""; ""2 Gendering the Concept of Social Cohesion through an Understanding of Women and Work""; ""3 Social Cohesion, International Competitiveness, and the “Other�: A Connected Comparison of Workers� Relationships in Canada and Mexico""; ""Part 2: Constructing Social Cohesion""; ""4 Workplace Cohesion and the Fragmentation of Solidarity: The Magna Model""

""5 Working Time and Labour Control in the Toyota Production System""""6 Cultural Production and Social Cohesion amid the Decline of Coal and Steel: The Case of Cape Breton Island""; ""Part 3: Internationalizing Social Cohesion""; ""7 Civil Society Targets the International""; ""8 International Labour Norms and Worker Disorganization in Canada""; ""9 ILO Action on “The Scope of the



Employment Relationship�: Lessons from Canada on the Gendered Limits of Fostering Social Cohesion""; ""10 Conclusion: Beyond Social Cohesion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Index""

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Sommario/riassunto

"Solidarity First examines the concept and practice of social cohesion in terms of its impact on, and significance for, workers in Canada. Contributors examine how social cohesion functions on multiple levels."--BOOK JACKET.