“paul volcker”

Critical Praise forThe Alchemy of Finance "The Alchemy of Finance joins Reminiscences of a Stock Operator as a timeless instructional guide of the marketplace." --Paul Tudor Jones From the Foreword to the First Edition "An extraordinary . . . inside look into the decision-making process of the most... More

One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, Peter Bernstein has the unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management. Now, with classic titles such as Economist on Wall Street, A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold, and... More

With the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the U.S. proposal for the widening of NAFTA to include the whole of the Western Hemisphere, there is now a greater mutuality of interest between the U.S. and the rest of the hemisphere than at any time in the recent past. Mexico... More

As the globalization of economic production reshapes domestic economic activity and redefines the substance of international politics, the importance of international economic policy is becoming more widely appreciated. This book is a revised and updated edition of the definitive study of the decisi... More

Generally regarded as the most influential social science treatise of the 20th century, this work by legendary economist John Maynard Keynes is relevant reading even today for anyone who wants to understand international economics and foreign affairs. First published in 1919, "The Economic Consequen... More

Despite its good intentions, mismanagement and corruption plagued the UN's Oil-for-Food Program: -More than 2,200 companies paid $1.8 billion in illegal surcharges and kickbacks to the Iraqi regime-The UN Security Council stood by as the Iraqi regime outright smuggled about $8.4 billion of oil durin... More

Visual Basic.NET Unleashed is a complete book on the fundamentals of programming with a fully object-oriented language filled with new idioms and capabilities. In addition to the fundamentals, this book covers: ·         Free threading and multithreadi... More