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., c2010Edition: Pbk. edDescription: xxx, 443 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 9780393338959 (pbk.); 0393338959 (pbk.)Other title: America, free markets, and the sinking of the world economy | Free fallSubject(s): Financial crises -- United States | Finance -- Government policy -- United States | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 | United States -- Economic policy -- 1993-2001 | United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-2009DDC classification: 330.973 LOC classification: HB3722 | .S842 2010| Item type | Current location | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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. Stiglitz outlines his responses to address the inequalities in the global financial and challenges economists for good ideas.
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