Palgrave Macmillan

This open access book shows how figures, figuring, and configuration are used to understand complex, contemporary problems. Figures are images, numbers, diagrams, data and datasets, turns-of-phrase,...

This book employs a broad analysis of Chinese patriliny to propose a distinctive theoretical conceptualization of the role of desire in culture. It utilizes a unique synthesis of Marxian and...

This book is dedicated to the study of Paraguayan film, particularly small cinemas and movies which represent a socio-politically charged perspective that has until now been overlooked in Latin...

Responding to a question of immense interdisciplinary interest, this book investigates the construction of value in the curation of film festivals and production of cultural events undertaken by...

Film in the Anthropocene: Philosophy, Ecology, and CyberneticsAuthor: Daniel WhitePublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: Aug 09, 2018Number of Pages: 341 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased...

This book is an exploration of the intellectual resources offered by the hybridisation of sociology and cinema: practicing sociology, or other human sciences, through images and sound. In the age of...

This book explains how investor behavior, from mental accounting to the combustible interplay of hope and fear, affects financial economics. The transformation of portfolio theory begins with the...

This book explores the Swedish experience of banking development, regulation and financial crisis from 1900 to 2015. It puts the experiences of the past in the context of today's debate on the future...

There is a foundational crisis in financial theory and professional investment practice: There is little, if any, credible evidence that active investment strategies and traditional institutional...

At a time when Congressional investigations have taken on added importance and urgency in American politics, this book offers readers a rare, insider's portrait of the world of US Congressional...

This book explores the role and effect of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) with different dimensions. It is being supported with strong empirical evidence into various parameters of MFIs directed...

This book explores the relationships between financial inclusion, poverty and inclusive development from Islamic perspectives. Financial inclusion has become an important global agenda and priority...

This book discusses ideas for stakeholders to develop strategies to access and use financial products and services such as deposits, loans, and fund transfer mechanism, insurance, payment services,...

Highlights the achievements and financial innovation of the public banks of NaplesShowcases the lessons learned for financial resiliency of the banks of Naples, a striking contrast to most of the...

Financial Liberalisation: Past, Present and FutureAuthor: Philip ArestisPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: Dec 16, 2016Number of Pages: 374 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10:...

Explores the importance and golden rules of goal setting; as well as budgets, their importance and the steps necessary in creating such a planDemonstrates financial ratios and their importance when...

Financial Literacy and the Limits of Financial Decision-MakingAuthor: Tina HarrisonPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: Oct 04, 2016Number of Pages: 343 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased...

This book explores the issue of consumer financial education, responding to increased interest in, and calls to improve peoples' financial literacy skills and abilities to understand and manage their...

Financial Management and Corporate Governance from the Feminist Ethics of Care PerspectiveAuthor: Desi AdharianiPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: Jan 13, 2017Number of Pages: 312...

Investigates small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) access to creditReviews the volatility index (VIX) and Credit Default Swaps (CDS) Explores China's monetary policy Investigates the relationship...

Financial Risk Management: Identification, Measurement and ManagementAuthor: Francisco Javier Poblaci?n Garc?aPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: Feb 24, 2017Number of Pages: 417...

Through a mixture of concepts and examples, the second edition of this book demystifies the variety of elements of financial accounting and uncovers the need-to-know information for certification in...

This book analyses the methods used to assess financial sustainability as defined by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Recently, there have been calls to consider sustainability as...

Provides a comparative analysis of the development of informal credit markets in countries embedded in different institutional, political and economic contextsBased on new empirical studiesHighlights...

This edited volume provides a critical evaluation of financing options for sustainable development in Africa. While sustainability has long been the watchword for development programs, and while many...

Financing the Landed Estate: Power, Politics and People on the Marquis of Anglesey's Estate, 1812-1854Author: Carol BeardmorePublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublication Date: Jun 04, 2019Number of...

This book explores care-leavers' access to their personal records. People who grew up in care in previous decades may know little about their family nor understand why they were placed in care nor...

This book examines how young people in Europe construct their political identities. Based on small discussion groups with 2000 young people across 29 European states, Alistair Ross explores how 13 to...

Fintech can improve sustainability, influence policies, and require new regulations. Climate change, water pollution, and non-renewable resources management can all be addressed with fintech...

This book explores several challenges facing FinTech in Islamic financial institutions. Firstly, large banks and financial institutions in countries with updated and innovative technological channels...