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Author:

Smith, Yves.

Title:

ECONned : how unenlightened self interest undermined democracy and corrupted capitalism / Yves Smith.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

vi, 362 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

United States--Economic conditions--21st century.
United States--Economic policy.
Financial crises--United States--21st century.
Economics--United States--History.
Neoclassical school of economics.
Free enterprise--United States--History.
Geschichte 2007-2009
Finanzkrise
Wirtschaftspolitik
Wirtschaftstheorie
USA

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-357) and index.

Contents:

The sorcerer's apprentices -- Blinded by science -- Financial economics, courtesy P.T. Barnum -- Neoclassical economics: the triumph of simplistic math over messy facts -- How "free markets" was sold -- How deregulation led to predation -- Looting v. 2.0 -- The wizard of Oz -- The heart of darkness: the shadow banking system self-destructs -- Plus ©ʻca change, plus c'est la m©Đeme chos

ISBN:

0230620515 (alk. paper)
9780230620513 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)422758492

LCCN:

2009039960

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)