Bailout : an inside account of how Washington abandoned main street while rescuing Wall Street

Bailout : an inside account of how Washington abandoned main street while rescuing Wall Street / Neil Barofsky.

As the special inspector general in charge of overseeing the distribution of the bailout money, Neil Barofsky found that the officials at the Treasury Department were in thrall to the interests of big banks. In vivid detail he reveals how they failed to hold the banks accountable even as they disreg...

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Main Author: Barofsky, Neil M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Free Press, c2012.
Edition:1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Subjects:
Troubled Asset Relief Program (U.S.)
Finance > Subsidies > United States.
Banks and banking > Subsidies > United States.
Corporate debt > United States.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Rich people > United States.
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Summary:As the special inspector general in charge of overseeing the distribution of the bailout money, Neil Barofsky found that the officials at the Treasury Department were in thrall to the interests of big banks. In vivid detail he reveals how they failed to hold the banks accountable even as they disregarded major job losses and refused to help struggling homeowners.
Physical Description:xvi, 270 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781451684933 (alk. paper)
1451684932 (alk. paper)

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