Banking: A Very Short Introduction

by John Goddard and John O.S. Wilson

Banks are of central importance for economic growth, the allocation of capital, competitiveness, and financial stability. Propelled by technological advances in financial analysis and financial deregulation, the banking industry's investment played a key role in enhancing national economic growth in the early 21st century. The global financial crisis in 2007 revealed the banking world's feet of clay.

Since 2007, the turmoil in the global financial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199688923
• ISBN13: 9780199688920
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.8"