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

By: Posner, Richard A.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-336) and index.Description: xix, 346 p. ; 19 cm.ISBN: 0674035143 (alk. paper); 9780674035140 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Financial crises -- United States | Depressions | Capitalism | United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001- | United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-DDC classification: 330.973
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-336) and index.

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.

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