“…Features charts, graphs, and spreadsheet illustrations to further explain topics discussed in the text Includes international case studies from North America, Asia, and Europe that offer readers a global perspective Offers coverage of the Basel Accords on Capital Adequacy and Liquidity and shares the authors' view that a bank could be compliant under those and other regulations without being creditworthy A uniquely practical guide to bank credit analysis as it is currently practiced around the world, The Bank Credit Analysis Handbook, Second Edition is a must-have resource for equity analysts, credit analysts, and bankers, as well as wealth managers and investors…”

“…—Mike Nathe, Senior Vice President, Essilor Laboratories of America “The authors correctly assert that the proliferation of management reporting has created a false sense of control for sales executives. …”

“…In order to meet the challenges of the future, America must revisit long-held assumptions about economics and economies, seriously consider radical alternative policies, and embrace the concept of Strategic Capitalism."…”

“…Vaccination is currently available, but in limited supply, and with a 60 percent effectiveness rate against the virus The story of how this new influenza virus spread out of Mexico to other parts of North America and then on to Europe, the Far East, and now Australia and the Pacific Rim countries has its origins in the global interconnectedness of travel, trade, and tourism. …”

“…The analysis of the cultural transfer between the Ottoman Empire and the United States of America undertaken in this study focuses on four relevant protagonists, whose contributions have not yet been sufficiently explored in missiological studies: The missionaries Eli Smith and Cornelius Van Dyck as well as the Syrian Protestants Butrus al-Bustani and John Wortabet. …”

“…We may age physiologically and chronologically, but our social aging--how we behave as social actors toward others, and even how we align ourselves with or come to understand the signs of difference or change as we age--are phenomena achieved primarily through communication experiences.Synthesizing the vast amount of research that has been published on communication and aging in numerous international outlets over the last three decades, the book's contributors include scholars from North America and the United Kingdom who are active researchers in the perspectives covered in their particular chapter. …”

“…He explores the extraordinary achievements, the miscommunications and failures, and the limits of cooperation between America and France as they shaped a new media environment. …”

“…It brings together articulations of the what, why, and how of climate justice through the voices of energetic and motivated scholar-activists who are building alliances across Latin America, Africa, and Canada. Exemplifying socio-ecological transformation through equitable public engagement, these scholars, climate activists, community educators, and teachers come together to share their stories of participatory research and collective action. …”

“…Mass-Elite Representation Gap in Old and New Democracies brings together a global array of scholars to examine the issue from new angles, drawing on evidence from North Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South America, and Europe. This global-level analysis of different representation gaps demonstrates that these gaps vary in content, structure, and the timing of formation. …”

“…Suele pensarse en el reinado de Felipe II como el de la rebelión de los moriscos granadinos de las Alpujarras, la prisión y muerte del príncipe don Carlos; o bien la batalla de Lepanto, la incorporación de Portugal, la colonización de America o el desastre de la Armada Invencible. Pero tambien hay que verle como el mecenas de las artes y las letras, cuya labor culmina en el monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Robinson (from the motion picture The Graduate) ; Save the life of my child ; America ; Overs ; Old friends ; Bookends theme ; Fakin' it ; Punky's dilemma ; A hazy shade of winter ; At the zoo ; You don't know where your interest lies ; Bridge over troubled water ; El condor pasa (If I could) ; Cecilia ; Keep the customer satisfied ; So long, Frank Wright ; The boxer ; Baby driver ; The only living boy in New York ; Why don't you write me ; Song for the asking -- 1972-1977. …”