01902oam 2200517 450 991077958380332120170523091551.01-317-47170-91-317-47171-71-315-70472-21-78268-404-21-299-35597-80-7656-8295-810.4324/9781315704722 (OCoLC)835647208(MiFhGG)GVRL5KEA(EXLCZ)99255000000101733620121019d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrEncyclopedia of Jewish folklore and traditions /Raphael Patai, founding editor ; Haya Bar-Itzhak, editorArmonk, N.Y. :M.E. Sharpe,2013.1 online resource (2 volume (xvi, 593, I-44 pages)) illustrations (some color)Gale eBooksFirst published 2013 by M.E. Sharpe.0-7656-2025-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.A-Z.This multicultural reference work on Jewish folklore, legends, customs, and other elements of folklife is the first of its kind. The diverse range of articles covers specific artifacts, rituals, ceremonies, biblical figures, and legends-in addition to broad topics such as humor, folk dance, costumes, and folk narratives.JewsFolkloreEncyclopediasJewsSocial life and customsEncyclopediasJewsFolkloreJewsSocial life and customs398.20892/4Patai Raphael1910-1996,Bar-Yitshak HayahCredo Reference (Firm)MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910779583803321Encyclopedia of Jewish folklore and traditions3795341UNINA02134oam 2200505 450 991078197410332120170523091620.0988-220-734-0988-8053-58-2(OCoLC)814551440(MiFhGG)GVRLA07S(EXLCZ)99255000000005779920121023d2011 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrReluctant regulators /Leo F. Goodstadt1st edition.Hong Kong Hong Kong University Pressc 2011Hong Kong :Hong Kong University Press,2011.1 online resource (205 pages)Gale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.988-8083-25-2 Includes bibliographical refernces and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction - Reluctant Regulators; 1: Global Crisis - Why Regulators Trust Financial Markets; 2: Fatal Decisions - Washington and London's Deliberate Mistakes; 3: China - Reforms vs Regulation; 4: China's Painful Decisions - Politics in Command; 5: Hong Kong - From Scandals to Stability; Conclusions - Resisting Reforms; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book is a scathing indictment of regulatory inertia in the West. It provides important and original insights into the causes of financial crises and pays special attention to China's attempts at reform and Hong Kong's place in China's financial modernisation.Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009Financial crisesChinaFinancial crisesChinaHong KongChinaEconomic policy2000-Hong Kong (China)Economic policyGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.Financial crisesFinancial crises330.95043Goodstadt Leo F1030132MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910781974103321Reluctant regulators3719851UNINA