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This book explores issues in globalization and financial systems from an international political economic perspective. It provides a comparative analysis of financial institutions and markets in emerging economies.

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This peer-reviewed volume from the Society for the Study of Business and Finance, discusses current issues in globalization and financial system from an international political and economic perspective. Contemporary instruments and actors in the global financial system are specially analyzed and the discussion of managerial and financial issues of the global financial strategies offers novelty to readers and researchers in the field.

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Section I: Globalization and Financial Crisis.- Section II: International Trade and Banking.- Section III: Financial Innovations and Regulations.- Section IV: Behavioral Finance and Risk Assessment.

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Hasan Din‡er is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Beykent University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Istanbul- Turkey. Dr. Din‡er has BAs in Financial Markets and Investment Management at Marmara University. He received PhD in Finance and Banking for his thesis entitled ´The Effect of Changes on the Competitive Strategies of New Service Development in the Banking Sector´. He is an experienced portfolio specialist and his major academic studies focused on financial instruments, performance evaluation, and economics. He is the executive editor of International Journal of Finance and Banking Studies (IJFBS) and the founder member of the Society for the Study of Business and Finance (SSBF).

Ümit Hacioglu is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Beykent University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Hacioglu has BAs in Business Administration and International Relations (2002). He received PhD in Finance and Banking for his thesis entitled ´Effects of Conflict on Equity Performance´. Finance and Banking, Strategic Management and International Political economy are the main pillars of his interdisciplinary studies. He is the executive editor of International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (IJRBS) and the founder member of the Society for the Study of Business and Finance (SSBF).

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