Why save the bankers? : and other essays on our economic and political crisis / Piketty, Thomas

Financial crises -- European Union countries.

The book explains how the economic environment changed throughout 10 of the most spectacular financial crises of the past century. On the one hand, it shows that the lack of effective regulation, relevant data, and adequate understanding of the economic environment were among the facilitators of the crises. On the other hand, it highlights the role that ill-incentivized bankers and accountants, biased politicians, euphoric investors, speculators, and corrupt managers played in the evolution of bubbles and crises

Europe -- Economic integration -- History -- 21st century.

Competitive strategies for small and medium enterprises : increasing crisis resilience, agility and