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02145aam a2200277 i 4500 001 52D7C14A084911EFAA6956CE2DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240502010040 008 230329s2024 caud e b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023013859 020 $a 0520385640 020 $a 9780520385641 035 $a (OCoLC)1375058755 040 $a CU-S/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d GP5 $d OCLCO $d HQC $d YDX $d ILM $d PBU $d MBB $d OCLCA $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Epstein, Gerald, $d 1951- $e author. 245 10 $a Busting the bankers' club : $b finance for the rest of us / $c Gerald Epstein. 264 1 $a Oakland, California : $b University of California Press, $c [2024] 300 $a xix, 362 pages : $b charts ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (317-348) and index. 505 00 $t Busting the bankers' club and restoring democracy. $t The Jekyll and Hyde of finance -- $t Boring banking and the "golden age" of capitalism -- $t Roaring banking : the world the bankers made -- $t Are bankers essential workers? -- $t Section II: The bankers' club and the power of finance -- $t The anatomy of the bankers' club -- $t Lobbyists and politicians vs. The club busters -- $t The federal reserve : chairman of the club -- $t Financial regulators and their lawyers -- $t Non-financials flip : the financialization of the CEO's -- $t Bankers' club economics -- $t Section III: Finance for the rest of us -- $t Financial regulation for all -- $t Banks without bankers : finance to meet social needs -- $t Busting the bankers' club and restoring democracy. 520 $a An eye-opening account of the failures of our financial system, the sources of its staying power, and the path to meaningful economic reform. Bankers brought the global economic system to its knees in 2007 and nearly did the same in 2020. Both times, the US government bailed out the banks and left them in control. How can we end this cycle of trillion-dollar bailouts and make finance work for the rest of us? 941 $a 2 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20240503010553.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20240502011052.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=52D7C14A084911EFAA6956CE2DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search