The Convenient Fund

The Convenient Fund
Author: Jan Smolders
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2012-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1475933428

In the El Chocó region on the Colombian Pacific Coast, there are no roads; the mud is treacherous, and humidity hangs thick in the air. In a tiny village on the fringe of a jungle infested with drugs and terrorism, young Gloria Romero works tirelessly to protect the fishermen and their families from crime, violence, and poverty. As she continues her humanitarian mission for mining mogul Nate Silverman through the Futuro Fund of the United States, Gloria knows that the secret she protects is safe for now. As Gloria continues her life in an unpredictable and often chaotic environment, she soon hears from her boss and love interest, Marcos, that others think her work is less than adequate. But just as Gloria begins to create a creative plan that she hopes will fix everything, she begins to receive phone calls from Louis Durant, an old flame living in Haiti. As her romantic pursuits clash with hidden interests inside and outside her own organization, Gloria's reactions set a violent chain of events into motion. In this dramatic tale of devious conspiracy, a passionate entrepreneur must risk her life, future, and love in the steamy jungles and fishing villages on the Pacific Coasts of Colombia where terrorists roam free to inflict havoc on innocent victims.

A Marriage of Convenience

A Marriage of Convenience
Author: Sidney Weintraub
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1990
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

A comprehensive account of recent developments in the relatinship between MEXICO and the U.S. and the ways in which internal developments in each country have affected the other.

Empire of the Fund

Empire of the Fund
Author: William A. Birdthistle
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2016
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199398569

Empire of the Fund is an exposé of the way we save now with proposals to fix it. The United States has embarked upon the riskiest experiment in our financial history: to see whether millions of ordinary, untrained citizens can successfully manage trillions of dollars in a system dominated by skilled and powerful financial institutions.

The Next Systemic Financial Crisis – Where Might it Come From?

The Next Systemic Financial Crisis – Where Might it Come From?
Author: Andreas Dombret
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2024-01-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3111340937

Where might the next systemic financial crisis come from? And how do we achieve financial stability in a poly crisis world? This book addresses macroeconomic factors, crypto assets, non-bank financial institutions and regulated financial service providers, keeping in mind that each sector can interact with the others to produce a cluster of risks with compounding effects.

The Convenience of White-Collar Crime in Business

The Convenience of White-Collar Crime in Business
Author: Petter Gottschalk
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2020-01-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030379906

This book outlines the theory of convenience for white-collar crime to explain what motivates and enables offenders, providing a unique focus on white-collar crime in the business context. The theory of convenience suggests that the extent to which elite members commit and conceal economic crime is dependent on their extent of orientation towards convenience in problematic and attractive situations. Chapters are organized along the main theoretical dimensions of economical motive, organizational opportunity, and personal willingness. In addition, this book: Addresses a business audience by focusing on themes familiar to corporations Documents attitudes towards white-collar crime among business students and future business leaders Analyzes how convenience orientation varies among individuals Analyzes autobiographies of convicted white-collar offenders Demonstrates the various ways in which white-collar crime occurs The Convenience of White-Collar Crime in Business contributes to an increased understanding of white-collar crime, offering valuable insight in business education that supplements the traditional roles of topics like auditing and compliance in education and practice. It is a useful resource for researchers and law enforcement, and those involved in the detection, prosecution, and conviction of white-collar offenders.

A Critically Compassionate Approach to Financial Literacy

A Critically Compassionate Approach to Financial Literacy
Author: Thomas A. Lucey
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2015-07-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9463001301

A Critically Compassionate Approachto Financial Literacy offers a unique approach to conceptualizing financial literacy. Differentiating between notions of financial worth and personal self-worth, the authors present a description of financial literacy tenets founded in principles of self-awareness and cooperative community that are rooted in principles of compassion. Basing their work on principles of psychological and archeological research that associates personal wellness with self-security based on principles of trust, the authors posit that personal fulfillment occurs independently of accumulated financial resources. Featuring standards for Grades 4 and 8, offering stimulating questions for discussion, and ideas for classroom activities, ACritically Compassionate Approach to Financial Literacy represents an engaging classroom resource for elementary and middle level social studies methods courses as well as those that concern topics that relate to culturally responsive teaching and social justice. Regardless of your financial background and awareness, this text will challenge your thinking about the meaning of being financially literate and the consequences for society.