The Global Marketplace: Booms, Bubbles and Busts

When the world recently went through a difficult economic downturn, it was easy to forget that this had followed years of strong economic expansion, a boom. How did people's fortunes change so dramatically? This series makes sense of the recent crisis and the global financial system. It explores the fundamentals of investing, lending and borrowing, globalisation, the economic cycle and more. Special features include diagrams and graphs and suggestions for further research, as well as examples that help students to better understand their own role in the global marketplace.