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100 1 _aHowells, P. G. A.,
245 1 0 _aFinancial markets and institutions /
250 _a5th ed.
260 _aHarlow :
_bFinancial Times Prentice Hall,
_cc2007.
300 _axv, 432 pages :
_bIllustrations.
500 _aIncludes index
505 0 _a1. Introduction : the financial system -- 2. The financial system and the real economy -- 3. Deposit-taking institutions -- 4. Non-deposit-taking institutions -- 5. The money markets -- 6. The capital markets -- 7. Interest rates -- 8. Foreign exchange markets -- 9. Exchange rate risk, derivatives markets and speculation -- 10. International capital markets -- 11. Government borrowing and financial markets -- 12. Financial market failure and financial crises -- 13. The regulation of financial markets.
520 1 _a"Financial Markets and Institutions will help students make sense of the financial activity that is so widely and prominently reported in the media. Looking at the subject from the economists perspective, the book takes a practical, applied approach and theory is covered only where absolutely necessary in order to help students understand events as they happen in the real world." "Financial Markets and Institutions will be appropriate for a wide range of courses in money, banking and finance. Students taking financial markets and institutions courses as part of accounting, finance, economics and business studies degrees will find this book ideally suited to their needs. The book will also be suitable for professional courses in business, banking and finance."--Jacket.
650 0 _aFinancial institutions - Great Britain
650 0 _aFinance - Great Britain
650 7 _aFinance.
650 7 _aFinancial institutions.
700 1 _aBain, K.,
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