Freefall : America, free markets, and the sinking of the world economy / Joseph E. Stiglitz.
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TextPublisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Co., 2010Edition: Pbk. edDescription: xxx, 443 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 0393338959 (pbk.); 9780393338959 (pbk.)Other title: America, free markets, and the sinking of the world economy | Free fallSubject(s): Finance -- Government policy -- United States | Financial crises -- United States | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 | United States -- Economic policy -- 1993-2001 | United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-2009| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | Gratia Christian College Library Book Shelves | Print book | HB3722 .S8 2010 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0004932I |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [345] - 416) and index.
The making of a crisis -- Freefall and its aftermath -- A flawed response -- The mortgage scam -- The great American Robbery 0-- Avarice triumphs over prudence -- A new capitalist order -- From global recovery to global prosperity -- Reforming economics -- Toward a new society -- Afterword to the paperback edition.
Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz explains how America exported bad economics, bad policies and bad behavior to the rest of the world. When World markets began to fail, America put together a haphazard response.