Banking, 9780199688920
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Banks: Engines of growth, feet of clay, facing a turbulent future.

Banking

A Very Short Introduction

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    192 pages

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    19 December 2016

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Summary

Banks are of central importance for economic growth, the allocation of capital, competitiveness, and financial stability. Propelled by technological advances in financial analysis and financial deregulation, the banking industry’s investment played a key role in enhancing national economic growth in the early 21st century. The global financial crisis in 2007 revealed the banking world’s feet of clay.

Since 2007, the turmoil in the global financial system has prompted a fundamental rea…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780199688920
ISBN-10:0199688923
Author:John O.S. Wilson, John Goddard
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:19 December 2016
Weight:169g
Dimensions:173mm x 118mm x 10mm
Series:Very Short Introductions
About The Author

John O.S. Wilson

John Goddard is Professor of Financial Economics and Deputy Head of Bangor Business School at Bangor University. He has published articles in Journal of Money Credit and Banking, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Forecasting, European Journal of Operational Research and International Journal of Industrial Organization. His books include Industrial Organization: Competition Strategy and Policy (with John Wilson and Dr JohnLipczynski) (Pearson, 2013).

John Wilson is Professor of Banking and Finance and Director of Research in the Management School at the University of St Andrews. He is also Director of The Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance. His books include European Banking: Efficiency, Technology and Growth (Wiley, 2001) and The Economics of Business Strategy (Prentice Hall, 2003). He co-edited the Oxford Handbook of Banking (with Allen Berger and Phil Molyneux) (OUP, 2009).

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