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Download or read book International Financial Crisis, The: Have The Rules Of Finance Changed? written by Douglas D Evanoff and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent global financial crisis has caused massive upheavals worldwide. The papers in this volume analyze whether financial principles seem to have shifted in recent years, and what that may mean for international financial markets and regulation. What “broke” in the current crisis? Is there no “playbook” on how to respond to systemic crises? What is the optimal role of the state in dealing with crises? How should asset bubbles be addressed in the future? Do we need a major overhaul of governance in the industry? What means exist to address systemic crises? What reforms are needed? These and related issues are discussed by an impressive list of well-known scholars, policymakers and practitioners, with an emphasis on the implications for public policy.