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XVA Desks - A New Era for Risk Management

Understanding, Building and Managing Counterparty, Funding and Capital Risk

by I. Ruiz
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2015

Written by a practitioner with years working in CVA, FVA and DVA this is a thorough, practical guide to a topic at the very core of the derivatives industry. It takes readers through all aspects of counterparty credit risk management and the business cycle of CVA, DVA and FVA, focusing on risk management, pricing considerations and implementation.
by N. Genetay, Y. Lin, P. Molyneux
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015

Banking market integration in the Asia Pacific has greatly accelerated in recent years, in an environment of many other rapid advances in banking and finance. This has increased competition between domestic and foreign banks, and made the measurement of bank efficiency, competition, and liquidity...
by Mthuli Ncube, Eliphas Ndou, Nombulelo Gumata
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016

To what extent is South Africa affected by G8 economies and BRIC growth shocks? This book identifies channels that amplify these shock effects, the relevance of third country transmission effects and the effects of the first and second rounds of US quantitative easing. The changing reactions of South...

Contemporary Asylum Narratives

Representing Refugees in the Twenty-First Century

by A. Woolley
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014

Contemporary Asylum Narratives marks a transition from traditional modes of diasporic belonging to the need for identifications that encompass the statelessness of refugees and asylum seekers. This book explores representations of asylum seekers and refugees in twenty-first century literature, film and theatre.
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Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2014

This volume is the first to offer a comprehensive critical examination of the intersections between contemporary ethical thought and post-1989 British playwriting. Its coverage of a large number of plays and playwrights, international range of contributors and original argumentation make it a key point of reference for students and researchers.

Pathways to the US Supreme Court

From the Arena to the Monastery

by G. Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013

Pathways to the U.S. Supreme Court is a quantitative-historical recapitulation of the routes taken to the US Supreme Court by the 112 Justices who were confirmed by the Senate and served, and the 28 others whose candidacies for confirmation were defeated, withdrawn, or declined.

Income Contingent Loans

Theory, Practice and Prospects

by Timothy Higgins
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014

This study explores the prospect of the application of the basic principles of ICL into many other potential areas of social and economic policy. Using case studies it evaluates previously implemented ICL schemes where interest rate subsidies are usually the norm, and questions the merits of this approach.
by William Hickey
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2016

This book is about engaging and empowering people through their own domestic resources, by using upstream energy to create larger downstream employment opportunities. Incorporating sustainability, resource enhancement, and energy responsibility can generate awareness and better utilization of the...

Private Security Companies

Transforming Politics and Security in the Czech Republic

by Old?ich Bureš
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015

This study presents intriguing analysis of the impact of private security companies' practices upon the fields of security and politics in the Czech Republic. It situates cases concerning ABL, the biggest Czech private security company, in the larger social, political, legal and economic contexts...
by E. Ahrari
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011

This is a study of great power relations – China, India, and Russia – among themselves and with the hegemon – United States. Ahrari argues that the next decade may witness the emergence of a bipolar order where China's dominance in economics is certain; however, China will not seriously challenge the military dominance of the U.S.

US Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Era

Restraint versus Assertiveness From George H. W. Bush To Barack Obama

by T. Onea
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013

Why has the US proven unable to enact a foreign policy of restraint in the post-Cold War era? For all but a brief period in the 1990s, US foreign policy is marked by an assertive appearance despite relative hegemony. This book examines the causes and impact of US foreign policy - measuring its successes, pitfalls, and what the future has in store.

How Power Changes Hands

Transition and Succession in Government

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Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2011

How can we strengthen the capacity of governments and parties to manage arrivals and departures at the top? Democracy requires reliable processes for the transfer of power from one generation of leaders to the next. This book introduces new analytical frameworks and presents the latest empirical evidence from comparative political research.
by Tyrone R. Simpson II
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012

This book explores how six American writers have artistically responded to the racialization of U.S. frostbelt cities in the twentieth century. Using the critical tools of spatial theory, critical race theory, urban history and sociology, Simpson explains how these writers imagine the subjective response to the race-making power of space.

Regulating Technological Innovation

A Multidisciplinary Approach

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Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011

Examining the regulatory issues of fostering technological innovation and its applications this book combines legal, economic and administrative science perspectives. It answers important questions such as what type of regulatory framework would best fit the needs of technology and innovation developments?
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