{"product_id":"the-uk-financial-system-mike-buckle-9780719067723","title":"The UK Financial System: 4th Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eSubstantially revised and updated, this fourth edition of \u003ci\u003eThe UK financial system\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive explanation of the workings of the institutions and markets which make up the UK financial system, and discusses the issues affecting them. It presents key theoretical developments such as asymmetric information, the efficient markets hypothesis, behavioural economics and the term structure of interest rates, thus providing an analytical framework to aid understanding of the institutional structure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeveral case studies are provided throughout the book looking at the failure of various financial firms and the lessons that can be learned from these. Examples include Equitable Life, Barings Bank, the Bank of International Credit and Commerce (BCCI) and Long Term Capital Management.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Buckle,John Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0719067723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780719067723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Mike Buckle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447557959935,"sku":"9780719067723","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6cc4302d-34b6-466f-80a1-6939f2c34353.jpg?v=1777233488","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-uk-financial-system-mike-buckle-9780719067723","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}