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Suggests that major financial crises can be the result of a convergence of certain, unique forces—the forces of the market′s "perfect storm"—that can cause investors to react with alarm.

Robert Bruner & Sean Carr, John Wiley & Sons, 14 September 2007

Like it or not, coal is vital to Asia’s growth
Those calling on China and India to ‘kick the coal habit’, and opt for less sooty forms of energy, overlook the vast benefits of coal-use for those nations.
James Woudhuysen, spiked, 12 September 2007

Selling out the ‘bottom billion’
Paul Collier’s book makes astute points about the predicament of the world’s poorest people. But his proposed solutions would likely make their lives even worse.
Daniel Ben-Ami, Selling out the ‘bottom billion’, 27 July 2007

Three cheers for China’s ‘economic miracle’
Ignore the Yellow Peril view of Chinese economic growth as dirty and dangerous. There are good reasons to welcome China’s leaps forward.
James Woudhuysen, spiked, 24 July 2007

Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance

An accessible introduction to the classical side of quantitative finance specifically for university students. Iincludes carefully selected chapters to give the student a thorough understanding of futures, options and numerical methods.

Paul Wilmott, John Wiley & Sons, 29 June 2007

Is the Red Dragon a green threat?
Ignore the scaremongering of environmentalist writers and thinkers: China should be free to develop as it wishes.
James Woudhuysen, spiked, 21 June 2007

G8: who’s pulling Africa’s purse strings?
The 2005 summit was serenaded by pop stars and cheered by campaigners for cutting debt relief. So why is Africa still in an economic straitjacket?
Steve Daley, spiked, 7 June 2007

Struggling Giant: China in the 21st Century

Considers the impact of China’s development on the world economic system, and on its environment; the likely future stability of China; the very existence of a unified China and the fault lines along which this entity might break apart in the years ahead, and an assessment of the future of the one party system, and what might replace it.

Kerry Brown, Anthem Press, 6 June 2007

The Dragon and the Elephant
Two or three years ago I was talking to some business people when the conversation became animated. “What,” somebody said, “about China and India?” There was a nodding of heads, and a view emerged that was pessimistic, even fatalistic.
David Smith, ECONOMICSUK.COM, 29 April 2007

The Dragon and the Elephant: China, India and the New World Order

The rise of China and India will be the outstanding development of the 21st century, raising fundamental questions about both the structure of the world economy and the balance of global geopolitical power.

David Smith, Profile Books Ltd, 26 April 2007

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