Service Industries

This book deals with the structural origins of economic and financial crises. It explains that both economic theories and policies need to be groun...

The recent crisis has redrawn attention to financial globalization. Dilip Das examines under what circumstances it can be welfare-enhancing and lea...

Victor Bewley became director of Bewley's cafes at the age of twenty and, the following year, he became managing director - a position held by his ...

Med Spa Mayhem is a compelling and must-read book that delves deep into the often unforeseen dangers lurking within the medical spa industry. Dr. K...

This book is a valuable companion for everyone who is interested in the historical context of the co-evolution of financial markets and information...

Forecasts predict that those in need of long-term care in Europe will double in the next 50 years. This book offers a full understanding of the ins...

Iceland became one of the symbols of the global financial crisis. It provides an ideal test case for the perceptions of economists, in particular t...

The collapse of the Irish 'Celtic Tiger' economy, in the wake of a banking disaster, provoked a joint EU/IMF rescue plan in late 2010. The election...

The book presents arguments against the taxpayers'-funded bailing out of failed financial institutions, and puts forward suggestions to circumvent ...

This book explores the causes and effects of the rise of neoliberalism in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. It p...

This book gives a detailed account of the primacy of the City of London, both as a domestic actor and as a global financial centre. It focuses on w...

The historical response to bank crises has always been more regulation. A pattern emerges that some may find surprising: regulation often contribut...

This book sheds light on the emotional side of risk taking behaviour using an innovative cross-disciplinary approach, mixing financial competences ...

This book introduces the reader to the 'world of finance', more exactly to one core activity: investment banking. Analysing the practices of trader...

While there may be a consensus in the industry that hedge funds clones will bring better liquidity and lower fees, it is still debatable whether re...

This book examines new issues in financial markets and institutions raised by the global economic crisis that began in 2007. The four main themes a...

A survey of past financial crises, starting with the great banking collapses of the interwar period. The current turmoil has prompted a number of q...

Explores the changing business landscape of the 21st century and what it means for organizations. The author presents a new model for how to think ...

This text comprises a selection of papers that provide state-of-the-art insights into research focusing on dimensions of bank strategy, governance ...

Moving beyond both tourism and politics literatures' current understandings of how tourism is developed, this book offers an original theory of int...

Ecotourism Development in Costa Rica: The Search for Oro Verde, by Andrew P. Miller, examines the use of ecotourism as a development strategy in Co...

This volume deals with issues of widespread interest including, the origins of investor rights in different markets, the political, legal and econo...

The contemporary economic landscape features the prevalence of the service sector in economic systems, the pervasive servitisation of manufacturing...

Most sociological work on football fandom has focused on the experience of men, and it usually talks about alcohol, fighting and general hooliganis...