A failure of capitalism : the crisis of '08 and the descent into depression / Richard A. Posner.
By: Posner, Richard A.
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011Description: xix, 346 p. ; 19 cm.ISBN: 9780674035140 (cloth alk. paper); 9780674060395 (paper alk. paper).Subject(s): Capitalism | Depressions | Financial crises -- United States | United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009 | United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-2009Genre/Form: Print books.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.