International Finance is a complete and authoritative text on the theory and practice of finance in the international arena. Features include: A user-friendly approach to a complex topic which moves from the basics to the advanced with clarity and conciseness. A strong European orientation which gives it an approach that is singular in its focus. Opportunities for students to assess their progress with multiple choice questions, end-of-chapter questions and answers, exercises, and glossary. Coverage of current issues and up-to-date material on credit default swaps, the financial crisis of 2007 / 2008, sovereign debt crises, and the carry trade. Financial Times press cuttings on selected controversial issues drawn from actual vignettes by top FT journalists.

Financial Crisis, penned by Adrian Buckley, offers a fascinating close-up analysis of the causes of the 2007/8 financial crisis and its consequences placing the world of finance under the microscope, bringing together evidence of the involvement of banks, governments and regulators. It questions some of its most dangerous and dubious practices, witnessed while searching for the answer to the question: What really caused the financial crisis?