1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954470903321

Autore

Wilson John Stuart Gladstone <1916-, >

Titolo

Banking policy and structure : a comparative analysis / / J.S.G. Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-26878-2

1-283-71368-3

0-203-10922-8

1-136-26879-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (481 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions : banking & finance ; ; v. 34

Disciplina

332.1

Soggetti

Banks and banking

Financial institutions

Banks and banking, Central

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1986 by Croom Helm.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BANKING POLICY AND STRUCTURE A Comparative Analysis; Copyright; Banking Policy and Structure A Comparative Analysis; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Evolution of Deposit Banking; 2. Financial Concentration and the Extension of Branch Banking; 3. Unit Banking: the Experience of the USA; 4. Hybrid Banking Systems; 5. The Nordic Countries: Banking Structures; 6. The Business of Banking; 7. Industrial Banking; 8. Assets and Liabilities Management; 9. The Role of a Money Market; 10. The Principles of Central Banking; 11. The Techniques of Credit Control; 12. Conclusion

Postscript - AustraliaIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a comparative analysis of the several types of banking structure and the ways in which banks undertake their business. It surveys central banking arrangements in a number of countries. Against an historical background, it describes banking systems ranging from the so-called 'unit banking' of the USA to the branch banking arrangements that derive from British experience, as well as many systems in between. The business of banking is analysed comparatively within the framework of a simplified bank balance sheet, special attention being given to industrial banking and to ass



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910974579803321

Autore

Schneider Barbara

Titolo

Learning Science : The Value of Crafting Engagement in Science Environments / / Barbara Schneider, Joseph Krajcik, Jari Lavonen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

0-300-25273-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 182 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

507.1

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States

Science - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Finland

Science - Study and teaching (Secondary)

Project method in teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-174) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Team Members -- Why Learning Science Matters -- 1. Creating Science Activities That Engage and Inspire -- 2. Project-Based Learning in U.S. Physics Classrooms -- 3. Project-Based Learning in Finnish Physics Classrooms -- 4. How Learning Science Affects Emotions and Achievement -- 5. Teachers Reflect on Project-Based Learning Environments -- 6. Encouraging Three-Dimensional Learning -- Appendix A: The Crafting Engagement in Science Environments Study -- Appendix B: Storyline for the Physics Force and Motion Unit -- Appendix C: Student and Teacher ESM Questionnaires -- Appendix D: Single-Case Design -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

An innovative, internationally developed system to help advance science learning and instruction for high school students This book tells the story of a