The Problem with Banks

by Timothy J. Sinclair and Lena Rethel

Book Overview

Banks of all sorts are troubled institutions. The cost of public bail-outs associated with the subprime crisis in the United States alone may be as high as US$5 trillion. What is the problem with banks? Why do they seem to be at the centre of economic and financial turmoil down through the ages? In this provocative and timely book, Rethel and Sinclair seek answers to these questions, arguing that banks suffer from perennial problems, and that developments...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184813939X
• ISBN13: 9781848139398
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"