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Author:

Sowell, Thomas, 1930-

Title:

The housing boom and bust / Thomas Sowell.

Publisher:

Basic Books,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

vii, 184 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Housing--Prices--United States.
Secondary mortgage market--United States.
Subprime mortgage loans--United States.
Financial crises--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-179) and index.

Summary:

Explains how we got into the current economic disaster that developed out of the economics and politics of the housing boom and bust. The "creative" financing of home mortgages and "creative" marketing of financial securities based on these mortgages to countries around the world, are part of the story of how a financial house of cards was built up--and then collapsed.

ISBN:

0465018807
9780465018802

OCLC:

(OCoLC)303032174

LCCN:

2009925585

Locations:

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

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URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

BGPE251 -- Perry Public Library (Perry)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)