Bailout nation how greed and easy money corrupted Wall Street and shook the world economy

An engaging look at what led to the financial turmoil we now find ourselves in Bailout Nation offers one of the clearest looks at the financial lenders, regulators, and politicians responsible for the financial crisis of 2008. Written by Barry Ritholtz, one of today's most popular economic blo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ritholtz, Barry (-)
Otros Autores: Task, Aaron
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons c2009.
Edición:Rev. and updated ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627545806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A brief history of bailouts
  • The creation of the Federal Reserve, and its role in creating our bailout nation
  • Pre-bailout nation : (1860-1942)
  • Industrial-era bailouts (1971-1995)
  • Stock market bailouts, 1987-1995
  • The irrational exuberance era (1996-1999)
  • The tech wreck, 2000-2003
  • The backwards, rate-driven economy
  • The mad scramble for yield
  • The machinery of subprime
  • A memo found in the street : Uncle Sam the enabler.