Metternich and Austria

an evaluation

Alan Sked provides the first serious appraisal of Metternich's role in the Austrian Empire and Europe for half a century. Covering both domestic and international affairs, Sked presents a fresh and convincing description of Metternich's era. He argues that despite his battered historical ...

Hugo Chavez

oil, politics, and the challenge to the United States

This is the riveting and frightening story of ambitious, tempestuous and avowed anti-American Hugo Chavez, who is making waves through South America and being widely compared to Fidel Castro. Ex-paratrooper, outspoken socialist, and brash personality, Chavez is known for his stance against big business, fearless ...

The mind of the terrorist

the psychology of terrorism from the Ira to al-Qaeda

The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to Al-Qaeda. This book sheds light on the psychological path to terrorism, considering its history and how to combat it in the contemporary world.

The economics of Keynes in historical context

an intellectual history of the general theory

This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the development of Keynes's economic ideas in the "General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money". With archival material, the historical record of the economics of Keynes's time and place and the scholarship available on Keynes's ...

Urban theory

a critical assessment

This major new text provides a state of the art synthesis of the main strands of contemporary urban theory. It starts by reviewing the classic contributions to understanding the rise of the modern capitalist city and its evolution into the complex urban landscape of postmodern ...

Higher education in the world 2006

the financing of universities

This annual report explores in depth the key issues facing higher education institutions in the twenty-first century including perspectives from the five continents, with special emphasis on the theme of the social commitment of universities. It includes papers from eminent scholars, a Delphi poll from ...

Global financial markets revolution

the future of exchanges and global capital markets

The recent changes in equity, derivatives and commodity exchanges are opening opportunities for exchanges, investment banks and capital markets generally. Despite the market capitalization of companies listed on exchanges running into trillions of dollars worldwide, there is no mainstream book using extensive research, to address ...

Economic capital and financial risk mangement for financial services firms and conglomerates

The authors present a comprehensive discussion of economic capital for financial services firms including: definition and theory of Economic Capital, discussion of the types of risks that firms collect, regulatory change, stress testing and stochastic approaches, banking theory and applications, insurance theory and applications, asset ...

Growth and development

with special reference to developing economies

For over thirty years, this classic text has offered students a comprehensive overview of the economic aspects of growth and development which is clearly written without sacrificing rigour. The focus is on macroeconomic issues with unique chapters on the history of economic thought, project appraisal ...

Applying the dismal science

when economists give advice to governments

In this exciting collection, Iain McLean and Colin Jennings bring together some of the most eminent social scientists to have advised British governments since 1964. Successive chapters show what went wrong in UK economic policy making in the 1960s and 1970s, what goes better now ...

Essential quantitative methods

for business, management and finance

A concise, accessible, comprehensive introduction to quantitative techniques emphasising business relevance and discussing the challenges of problem-solving in the real world. Written for a diverse range of abilities, coverage includes chapters on Revision Mathematics, Investment Appraisal, Decision-making and Simulation. Excel and SPSS are integrated throughout ...

Quantitative methods for electricity trading and risk management

advanced mathematical and statistical methods for energy finance

This book presents practical Risk Management and Trading applications for the Electricity Markets. Various methodologies developed over the last few years are considered and current literature is reviewed. The book emphasizes the relationship between trading, hedging and generation asset management.

Risk and foreign direct investment

This book recommends and examines the various approaches to incorporating an accurate measure of risk into the appraisal of an international investment. It considers the way in which decisions on international investment projects are taken and how they should be. It critiques and integrates existing ...

A concise history of economic thought

from mercantilism to monetarism

Gianni Vaggi and Peter Groenewegen present a brief history of economic thought over three centuries. They sketch the history from the seventeenth century to the present day. Each chapter examines the key contributions of a major economist, or group of economists, and concludes with brief ...

Marxism and social theory

Marxist theory has made a major and lasting contribution to social and political thought. This text offers a concise introduction to its main ideas and debates in a way that is easily accessible for the reader new to this rich and substantial subject. Adopting a ...

Palgrave handbook of econometrics.Vol.1: Econometric theory

"Palgrave Handbook of Econometrics" comprises 'landmark' essays by the world's leading scholars and provides authoritative and definitive guidance in key areas of econometrics. With definitive contributions on the subject, the Handbook is an essential source of reference for professional econometricians, economists, researchers and students ...

Byzantine dress

representation of secular dress in eighth-to twelfth-century painting

In Byzantium, two overlapping systems of dress existed: a semiotic one whereby dress was a code for rank and wealth, and a fashion system where dress was based on the desire to look a certain way. Courtiers participated in a semiotic system of dress, but ...

50 years a keynesian an other essays

In the title essay of this classic collection, the author reviews retrospectively his developing ideas on theory and policy since he first encountered Keynes's writings in 1950. The essays in section one are concerned with Keynes now, specifically the coming back into favour of ...

The council of ministers

The Council of Ministers lies at the fulcrum of decision-making in the European Union. It is a key legislative institution, an executive institution in important policy areas, and a forum through which politicians and policy-makers from the member states address shared challenges and develop collective ...

Global stock markets and portfolio management

This book presents the latest empirical findings on stock markets in a number of emerging markets, including Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe and Middle East and North Africa. In each case the authors employ the latest techniques to assess the response of emerging markets stocks ...