Managing financial risks : from global to local / edited by Gordon L. Clark, Adam D. Dixon, and Ashby H.B. Monk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clark, Gordon L.

Dixon, Adam D.

Monk, Ashby H. B. (Ashby Henry Benning), 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Risk management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recent market turmoil, bank runs, global equities sell-off, and the 'credit crunch' have demonstrated the sophisticated and interconnected nature of financial markets today - seemingly localized problems have quickly spread, putting at risk the solvency of both local and global financial institutions. As these markets are increasingly complex, interconnected, and embedded in the daily lives of individuals, there is a pressing need to unravel and understand the complexities andprospects of this new and transformative social, political, and geographical paradigm. This book brings together a grou

Contents:

Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Governing Global Financial Risk; 1. The Changing Political Geography of Financial Crisis Management; 2. Financial Governance in the Neo-liberal Era; 3. Risk Management and Institutional Investors; Part II: Place, Proximity, and Risk; 4. The Practicalities of Being Inaccurate: Steps Toward the Social Geography of Financial Risk Management; 5. Learning to Cope with Uncertainty: On the Spatial Distributions of Financial Innovation and its Fallout

6. The Role of Proximity in Secondary Equity MarketsPart III: Urban Risk; 7. Infrastructure Investment and the Management of Risk; 8. Balancing Risk and Return in Urban Investing; 9. Managing Financial Risks in Urban Environments; Part IV: Individuals in a Risk World; 10. Managing Financial Risks: The Strange Case of Housing; 11. Gender, Risk, and Occupational Pensions; 12. Consumer Credit, Self-Discipline, and Risk Management; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-157054-0

1-282-34925-2

9786612349256

OCLC:

464273051