The next revolution in our credit-driven economy the advent of financial technology

Clear, succinct case studies provide examples of policy and its effects on economic stability, giving you a stronger understanding of the network of forces that determine how loan/deposit ratios behave around the world. Countries that lend more than they save consistently get into trouble, with cata...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schulte, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Solaris South Tower, Singapore John Wiley and Sons 2015
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Introduction: a few numbers can crack the code
  • Part I. How bank credit drives economics (not the other way around) and why. Chapter 1. A few simple concepts that anyone can understand ; Chapter 2. Differences between liquidity and solvency are thin ; Chapter 3. Anatomy of a credit crisis and examples in the real world
  • Part II. I am from the government and I am here to help your broken banking system ; Chapter 4. Socialization of debt after mismanagement by bankers (or why Keynesian economics doesn't work) ; Chapter 5. Why capitalist bankers create Soviet banking models when the going gets rough ; Chapter 6. Central banks are carrying the greatest load and will dominate outcomes ; Chapter 7. How bankers and policy rescuers affect stocks FX, and property interlude ; Chapter 8. Why government and institutions get suckered into debt binges
  • Part III. The revolution in financial architecture. Chapter 9. Why is this revolution happening now and why so fast? ; Chapter 10. The revolution in alternative investments ; Chapter 11. The revolution in big data and SME lending in the emerging world ; Chapter 12. Banking and analytics
  • the Paypal gang, Palantir vs Alibaba, and Hundsun
  • Appendix
  • Index