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Author:

Posner, Richard A.

Title:

A failure of capitalism : the crisis of '08 and the descent into depression / Richard A. Posner.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

xix, 346 p. ; 18 cm.

Subject:

Financial crises--United States.
Depressions.
Capitalism.
United States--Economic conditions--2001-2009.
United States--Economic policy--2001-2009.
Economic history--21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-336) and index.

Contents:

The depression and its proximate causes -- The crisis in banking -- The underlying causes -- Why a depression was not anticipated -- The government responds -- A silver lining? -- What we are learning about capitalism and government -- The economics profession asleep at the switch -- Apportioning blame -- The way forward -- The future of conservatism.

Summary:

From the Publisher: The financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 is the most alarming of our lifetime because of the warp-speed at which it began. A. Posner presents a concise and non-technical examination of this mother of all financial disasters and of the, as yet, stumbling efforts to cope with it.

ISBN:

9780674060395
0674060393

OCLC:

(OCoLC)694228268

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)