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This is an excellent overview of finance and related topics. focuises on macroeconomic factors, such as aspects of national banking and finance, international trade and currency exchange systems, etc. Also focuses on corporate and business finance. Also contains excellent exercises for math and accounting functions.
Published on February 28, 2007 by Stevem 890
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Sometimes too complex, at others too basic
Does not define new concepts or terms very well. The definitions are so basic that they don't explain enough. Then, when those concepts are used in complicated explanations, the reader is lost because the given definition was too shallow. Also, this book has a ridiculous obsession with "greed." Greed doesn't kill markets. Greed drives markets. Fraud or...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Finance: Introduction to Institutions, Investments, and Management (Hardcover)
This is an excellent overview of finance and related topics. focuises on macroeconomic factors, such as aspects of national banking and finance, international trade and currency exchange systems, etc. Also focuses on corporate and business finance. Also contains excellent exercises for math and accounting functions.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Sometimes too complex, at others too basic,
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This review is from: Finance: Introduction to Institutions, Investments, and Management (Hardcover)
Does not define new concepts or terms very well. The definitions are so basic that they don't explain enough. Then, when those concepts are used in complicated explanations, the reader is lost because the given definition was too shallow.
Also, this book has a ridiculous obsession with "greed." Greed doesn't kill markets. Greed drives markets. Fraud or violence distorts markets. Markets don't fail because an executive gets paid too much - his company fails, and rightfully so. |
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Finance: Introduction to Institutions, Investments, and Management by Ronald W. Melicher (Hardcover - February 28, 2005)
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