The financial crisis of our time / Robert W. Kolb.
By: Kolb, Robert W.
New York : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: xxii, 400 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0199730555 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780199730551 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 330.973| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | HB3743 .K58 2011 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000002247 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the financial crisis of our time -- From securitization to subprime -- Before the deluge -- From the subprime crisis to financial disaster : an overview -- Extinctions -- The end of investment banking -- When zombies walk the earth -- Policy responses and the beginnings of recovery -- Causes of the financial crisis : macroeconomic developments and federal policy -- Causes of the financial crisis : the failure of Prudential regulation -- Causes of the financial crisis : from aspiring home owner to mortgage lender -- Causes of the financial crisis : from securitizer to ultimate investor -- Causes of the financial crisis : financial innovation, poor risk management, and excessive leverage -- Causes of the financial crisis : executive compensation and poor corporate governance -- Consequences of the financial crisis and the future it leaves us.