Publication

2016 - Encounter Books, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

102,750 words, Guess

Page Count

411 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101594038651
  • ISBN-139781594038655
  • OCLC Control Number921917735
  • Better World Books9781594038655
  • Better World BooksW8-BHC-064
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCHB3717 2008

Description

The 2008 financial crisis, like the Great Depression, was a world-historical event. What caused it will be debated for years, if not generations. The conventional narrative is that the financial crisis was caused by Wall Street greed and insufficient regulation of the financial system. That narrative produced the Dodd-Frank Act, the most comprehensive financial-system regulation since the New Deal. There is evidence, however, that the Dodd-Frank Act has slowed the recovery from the recession. If insufficient regulation caused the financial crisis, then the Dodd-Frank Act will never be modified or repealed; proponents will argue that doing so will cause another crisis.

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Other Editions

  • Hidden in plain sight: what really caused the world's worst financial crisis and why it could happen againEncounter Books2016-01-01

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