[PDF] Financing Modern Government eBook

Author : Kevin Dowd
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 44,67 MB
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 047068996X

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An engaging look at how modern finance almost destroyed our global economy Over the last thirty years, capital markets have been restructured through the tenets of modern finance. This has been enormously profitable for the financial services sector. However, these innovations, coupled with unsound risk and regulatory practices have proved disastrous for the global economy. In a clear and accessible style, ex-investment banker and financial journalist Martin Hutchinson, and highly respected academic, Kevin Dowd show how modern finance combined with easy money threatened to bring down the world financial system. At the heart of the book is modern finance as a U.S. invention, the theories and practices associated with them, and the changes they made in business models and risk management on Wall Street and other major financial centers. Breaks down the events involved in the 2007-08 financial collapse Reveals how botched policy response made a bad situation worse Focuses on lessons that the practice of finance must learn from recent events The Alchemists of Loss will help you to understand how our financial system crashed and show you what it will take to make sure this won't happen again as we move forward.

Author : Committee for the Study of the Future of Public Health
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,1 MB
Release : 1988-01-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309581907

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"The Nation has lost sight of its public health goals and has allowed the system of public health to fall into 'disarray'," from The Future of Public Health. This startling book contains proposals for ensuring that public health service programs are efficient and effective enough to deal not only with the topics of today, but also with those of tomorrow. In addition, the authors make recommendations for core functions in public health assessment, policy development, and service assurances, and identify the level of government--federal, state, and local--at which these functions would best be handled.

Author : Will Bateman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 11,66 MB
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1108478115

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Explores financial aspects of constitutional government, focusing on central banking, sovereign borrowing, taxation and public expenditure.

Author : James W Cummings
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 17,18 MB
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317313968

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Addresses the financing of the American-Mexican War of 1846-48. This study argues that the successful financing of the American-Mexican War had a long-term beneficial effect on American financial institutions and markets.

Author : Can Chen
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 23,9 MB
Release : 2022-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030914103

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Infrastructure is the foundation of modern economies. A robust, efficient, and well-maintained infrastructure system is critical to support the nation’s economy, improve quality of life, and strengthen global competitiveness. The serious infrastructure deficit in the U.S. is well-known. State and local governments are struggling to finance the needed expansion, upgrades, and repairs. Meeting the infrastructure financing challenge has emerged as one of the most urgent issues facing the country. Despite the growing number of innovations in state and local infrastructure financing, current information on innovative infrastructure financing is scattered and time-consuming to find. Until now, there was no detailed, comprehensive assessment of current knowledge and practice in innovative infrastructure financing. This book fills that gap and offers policy suggestions for state and local government managers who are considering the adoption and implementation of innovative infrastructure financing. It provides detailed case studies and rich examples that describe innovative approaches to fund state and local infrastructure development. These experiences and lessons in applying these innovations will be particularly useful for state and local government practitioners, professors, applied policy analysts, and students in public administration, policy, and public finance.