| Description |
1 online resource (x, 390 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Masters of the universe -- "Slaves of markets and structures -- Bank performance in the United States and the United Kingdom -- Bank performance in Australia and Canada -- US banking : exciting but not very safe -- The United Kingdom : banking and bankruptcy -- The survivors : why some banks in the United States and the United Kingdom avoided the carnage -- Getting it right : Australia and Canada -- Bank reform : winning battles but losing the war? -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Stephen Bell and Andrew Hindmoor compare banking systems in the U.S. and UK to those of Canada and Australia and explain why the system imploded in the former but not the latter. Canadian and Australian banks were able to make profits through traditional lending practices, unlike their competition-driven, risk-taking U.S. and UK counterparts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCOhost, viewed December 5, 2017) |
| Subject |
Banks and banking.
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Financial crises.
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Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
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International finance.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Banks & Banking.
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Banks and banking
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Financial crises
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International finance
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hindmoor, Andrew, author.
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| LC no. |
2014028185 |
| ISBN |
9780674425590 |
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0674425596 |
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