{"product_id":"checking-the-banks-9780982470725","title":"Checking the Banks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is a marvelous book  Well-written--even enjoyable to read--about local banking  Packed with important information, not only for the expert, but for anyone, activist or public official, Put it on top of your reading pile \" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e-- Gar Alperovitz, author of What Then Must We Do? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A clear, accessible, practical, grounded, and authoritative intro- duction to how banks account for their use of your money.\" \u003cbr\u003e --\u003cem\u003e David Korten, author of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What do they think they're doing? \u003cp\u003eThe global network of banks, brokers, funds, dealers, servicers, and all the rest is a marvel of the 21st century--for better and frequently worse. In the aftermath of the worst financial crisis in a generation, there has never been a more important time to understand how the system works... and why it doesn't. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking the Banks is an easy-to-read primer on how a bank--and the banking system--works. Complex ideas, like bank capital, leverage, risk-weighting, and repo transactions are explained in clear, understandable language. \u003c\/p\u003e This is a book for \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople who want to understand banks, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivists determined to change them, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eReformers seeking to build alternatives. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Sgouros\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manual Writing, Na\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780982470725\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manual Writing, Na","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40465541660787,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4f4e4472-c07b-495d-bccd-82fba2aa6f09.jpg?v=1664027325","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/checking-the-banks-9780982470725","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}