{"product_id":"checking-the-banks-9780982470725","title":"Checking the Banks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is a marvelous book! Well-written-even enjoyable to read-about local banking! Packed with important information, not only for the expert, but for anyone, activist or public official, Put it on top of your reading pile!\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e- Gar Alperovitz, author of What Then Must We Do? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A clear, accessible, practical, grounded, and authoritative intro- duction to how banks account for their use of your money.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003cem\u003e David Korten, author of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What do they think they're doing? \u003cp\u003eThe global network of banks, brokers, funds, dealers, servicers, and all the rest is a marvel of the 21st century-for better and frequently worse. In the aftermath of the worst financial crisis in a generation, there has never been a more important time to understand how the system works... and why it doesn't. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking the Banks is an easy-to-read primer on how a bank-and the banking system-works. Complex ideas, like bank capital, leverage, risk-weighting, and repo transactions are explained in clear, understandable language. \u003c\/p\u003e This is a book for \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople who want to understand banks, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivists determined to change them, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eReformers seeking to build alternatives. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4768830\"\u003eTom Sgouros\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manual Writing, Na\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780982470725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 098247072X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS004000\"\u003eBanks \u0026amp; Banking\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS051000\"\u003ePublic Finance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL024000\"\u003ePublic Policy | Economic Policy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manual Writing, Na","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581511921901,"sku":"9780982470725","price":26.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_3a06ffb0-ac59-4b14-9a9c-a05879a5bd35.jpg?v=1702091019","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/checking-the-banks-9780982470725","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}