TY - BOOK AU - Thygerson,Kenneth J. TI - Financial markets and institutions: a managerial approach SN - 006501278X AV - HG2491 .T49 1993 U1 - 332.1/0973 20 PY - 1993/// CY - New York PB - HarperCollins College Publishers KW - Financial institutions KW - United States KW - Government policy KW - Financial instruments KW - Money market N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 715-725) and index N2 - Drawing on the author's experience in financial management, this text discusses financial markets, institutions and management techniques together in a unified theoretical framework. The practical approach reveals the similarities as well as the differences between the various financial institutions. It also places all the discussions squarely in a real-world context, which helps students understand how deregulation, the S&L crisis and other market variables affect financial institutions. The text also features a number of unique analytical tools developed and used by the author in his capacity as head of several large financial service firms ER -