Good finance : why we need a new concept of finance / Vedat Akgiray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akgiray, Vedat, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance.

Finance--Moral and ethical aspects.

Finance--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 153 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Presenting a sharp critique of extreme financialisation and the economics profession's continuing blind faith in the efficient market hypothesis this book considers how our current concept of finance can be revised for the good of society.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; one A Short Story of Finance; two Problems with Finance; Size of the Industry; Too Much Debt; Too Little Equity; Bad Derivatives; Complexity of the System; Resistance to Change; State of the World Today; three Good Finance; Brief Politics of Household Debt; Corporate Choice between Debt and Equity; The Growing Spiral of Debt; Financial Regulation and Banking; Known Risks and New Uncertainties; Financial Education and Literacy; four Final Words; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 27, 2023).

ISBN:

1-5292-0003-2

OCLC:

1103222133