Finance

This text brings together some of the research by leading exponents of the characteristics model and its application to finance.

This volume examines the classical economic theory of opportunity cost, and its practical application in decision making, managing, and business problem solving in the fields of finance and accounting. The authors provide numerous examples to demonstrate each specific issue, and have structured their work in a way that even people with a minimum background in economics can understand. The book offers simple illustrations to introduce the framework and basic concepts, reviews applications in economic theory, and clarifies the many issues related to multidimensional and interdependent problem statements in practical situations.

This volume examines whether the present "era of finance" represents the best possible way of organizing economic affairs, arguing the ensuing economic instability and inefficiency create the preconditions for the end of the dominance of finance.

Financial leadership must not be confused with financial wealth, warns Jeremy Taylor, who sets up guideposts from history to point the way out of our current financial crisis. By developing the concept of financial stewardship, he shows why private gain must be countered with public responsibility. In the course of U.S. history six leaders emerged to set the country on a balanced financial course--Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Carter Glass, and Franklin Roosevelt. By exercising leadership, they were able to achieve the primary goal of finance--balancing private and public interests. Based on their successes and an analysis of recent history, Taylor recommends specific actions for rebuilding a financial system with a sense of public responsibility.

Would you buy from a stag or a stale bull? Does a blue chip company issue a naked debenture? From dawn raid to liquidity trap, from FOOTSIE to the Nikkei, Dictionary of Finance and Banking, Second Edition provides comprehensive coverage of financial matters that will make it an invaluable resource for anyone working in banking or finance. Completely updated with substantially expanded coverage of banking, it contains over 3,000 entries on every aspect of the financial world: insurance, stocks and shares, commodities, takeovers and mergers, international trade, and government finance. The dictionary also provides international coverage of the world's most important financial centers, including New York, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Prepared with the help of a team of experts from Lloyds Bank, this essential reference offers straightforward definitions of the latest financial jargon, making it the most inclusive paperback finance dictionary on the market. The lucid entries and in-depth coverage of personal finance--including investments, pensions, and taxes--also make the Dictionary of Finance and Banking ideal for investors, homeowners, students, and those generally interested in business and finance.