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1	Shell Game: A True Story of Greed, Power, Banking, and Clandestine Politics more books like this by Peter Mantius Written in the style of Den of Thieves and Liar's Poker, this book tells the incredible story of a small Atlanta bank that loaned over $5.5 billion to Iraq during the 1980s--money that was used to buy arms, decimate Iran, develop chemical and nuclear weapons, take over Kuwait, bomb Israel, and kill American soldiers during the Gulf War. Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.80! \| first editions
2	Full Faith and Credit: The Great S & L Debacle and Other Washington Sagas more books like this by L William Seidman From the outspoken and controversial former FDIC/RTC chief under Reagan and Bush comes a witty journal on how politics as usual shaped the S&L disaster. Contains "close encounters" with John Sununu, Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady, Congressman Henry Gonzales, and others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The more books like this by Jean Tirole The Theory of Industrial Organization is the first primary text to treat the new industrial organization at the advanced-undergraduate and graduate level. see all copies from $27.99! new only from $27.99! \| SVS
4	Insurance in India: Changing Policies and Emerging Opportunities more books like this by Dr. P S Palande Following the reforms in the banking sector and the stock markets in India, the end of 1999 also saw the opening up of the insurance industry in India. In this timely book, the authors trace the origin of the insurance industry, the factors that led to its nationalization and the formation and working of the general and life insurance ... see all copies from $19.96! new only from $19.96!
5	Rethinking Bank Regulation: Till Angels Govern more books like this by James R Barth, Gerard Caprio, Jr., Ross Levine This book assembles and presents a new database on bank regulation in 150 countries (included also on CD). see all copies from $30.00! new only from $30.00! \| SVS
6	Markets and Governments more books like this by Kaushik Basu (Editor), Ranjan Ray (Editor), Pulin Nayak (Editor) This volume is an important contribution to the growing debate on governments versus markets, including contributions by eminent economists such as Akerlof, Sen, Bardhan, Mookherjee, and Pattanaik. see all copies from $2.89! new only from $17.38!
7	The politics of local government more books like this by Gerry Stoker see all copies from $2.95! new only from $27.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Global Governance of Financial Systems: The International Regulation of Systemic Risk more books like this by Kern Alexander, Rahul Dhumale, John Eatwell The book sets forth the economic rationale for international financial regulation and what role, if any, international regulation can play in effectively managing systemic risk while providing accountability to all affected nations. The book suggests that a particular type of global governance structure is necessary to have more efficient ... see all copies from $8.46! new only from $8.46! \| first editions
9	Universal Banking in the United States: What Could We Gain? What Could We Lose? more books like this by Anthony Saunders, Ingo Walters In 1933 and 1956, the United States sharply limited the kinds of securities activities, commercial activities, and insurance activities banks could engage in. The regulations imposed on banks back then remain in place despite profound changes in the economic environment, in the structure of the national and international financial markets, and in ... see all copies from $4.05! new only from $129.31! \| SVS
10	Money and the Nation State: The Financial Revolution, Government, and the World Monetary System more books like this by Jr Timberlake (Editor), Kevin Dowd (Editor), Merton Miller (Foreword by) This book examines the history of modern monetary and banking arrangements, some of the major monetary and banking problems, and options for meaningful reform. The common theme of all the essays is that current arrangements result less from the accomplishments of great men than man-made institutions that society has inherited -- central banks and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00!
11	Financial Regulation in the Global Economy more books like this by Richard J Herring, Professor Robert E Litan In recent years, the major industrialized nations have developed cooperative procedures for supervising banks, harmonized their standards for bank capital requirements, and initiated cooperative understanding about securities market supervision. This book assesses what further coordination and harmonization in financial regulation will be required ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.98! \| first editions
12	The Thrift Debacle more books like this by Ned Eichler see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	Banks Are Dangerous to Your Wealth more books like this by Carol Schwartz Greenwald see all copies from $1.99! first editions
14	The Plight of the Thrift Institutions more books like this by Andrew S Carron see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.94! \| first editions
15	Other People's Money: Policy Change, Congress, and Bank Regulation more books like this by Jeff Worsham A particularly compelling answer to the question of who wields influence takes the form of subsystems theory. Combining detailed historio-graphical and quantitative analysis, Jeffrey Worsham tracks the consequences of political variation in the financial subsystem from its inception through the 1990s, arguing that subsystems are a shaky solution ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.00!
16	Insurance, government, and social policy; studies in insurance regulation. more books like this by Spencer L. Kimball, Herbert S. Denenberg see all copies from $4.48! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
17	Inspection: What's in It for Schools? more books like this by James Learmouth This text traces the development of different forms of inspection. It draws on a range of sources such as research and inspection evidence, writing by key figures, teachers' own experiences, newspaper headlines and other comments. The book includes summary questions and other signposts for the reader, as well as a fully annotated bibliography. see all copies from $18.00! new only from $31.22!
18 view cover	Checking on Banks: Autonomy and Accountability in Three Federal Agencies more books like this by Anne M Khademian Will downsizing government agencies to eliminate duplication and overlap serve as a prescription for the ailment of government performance? Or is the problem of government performance more complex? This book tackles that question by examining the three federal agencies responsible for supervising the nation's banks-- the Federal Reserve Board (the ... see all copies from $5.39! new only from $16.28! \| SVS
19 view cover	Implementing Financial Regulation: Theory and Practice more books like this by Joanna Gray, Jenny Hamilton Now that the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 has had a chance to bed itself down and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is developing its new regulatory toolkit and "modus" "operandi," financial regulation has moved on in interesting directions. This book takes a critical look at the principles and practices behind this regulation, as ... see all copies from $68.89! new only from $107.59!
20	Issues in Insurance more books like this by Everett D. Randall (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! first editions
21 view cover	Financial Sector Assessment: A Handbook more books like this by World Bank Group (Creator) In the wake of the financial crises of the late 1990s, there was a surge of interest in the systematic assessment of financial sectors, with a view to identifying vulnerabilities and evaluating the sector's developmental needs. Consequently, there has been an increased demand from financial sector authorities in many countries for information on ... see all copies from $23.62! new only from $45.00! \| SVS
22 view cover	Regulating and Supervising Investment Services in the European Union more books like this by Yannis V Avgerinos This book provides an extensive and critical assessment of the current regulatory and supervisory framework of investment services in the European Union (EU) and proposes alternative institutional structures. Recent trends in financial services at EU level as well as regulatory and institutional developments at a national level make the focus of ... see all copies from $16.17! new only from $85.79!
23 view cover	Banking and Micro-Finance Regulation and Supervision: Lessons from Zambia more books like this by Kenneth K Mwenda This book examines contemporary legal and policy issues facing banking and micro-finance supervision and regulation in Zambia. The book sets out an interdisciplinary exposition of the law. It provides an interface of financial services law and practice. Relevant aspects of business management and economic theory are examined as well. The book ... see all copies from $21.05! new only from $31.14! \| SVS
24 view cover	Restructuring Regulation and Financial Institutions more books like this by James R Barth Policy makers around the globe will find that Restructuring Regulation and Financial Institutions offers a cogent assessment of the contemporary regulatory environment in the U.S. financial markets, and a blueprint for action in evolving global financial markets. Financial markets are among the most highly-regulated markets in the world. ... see all copies from $18.85! new only from $108.50! \| first editions \| SVS
25	Stability in the financial system more books like this by Dimitri B. Papadimitriou see all copies from $34.95! new only from $224.65!

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