Financing Failure : a Century of Bailouts.

Financing Failure : a Century of Bailouts.

Probably no issue during the most recent financial crisis aroused more passion than financial institution bailouts. Focusing on the policymaking behind the decisions to bail out these institutions--not just during the most recent crisis, but also throughout history--this account argues that the gene...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKinley, Vern
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Independent Institute, 2012.
Series:Independent studies in political economy.
Subjects:
Bank failures > United States > History.
Bank failures > Government policy > United States.
Banks and banking > State supervision.
Bailouts (Government policy)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Banks & Banking.
Bank failures
Bank failures > Government policy
Banks and banking > State supervision
United States
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Financial Scorecard; Introduction; Chapter 1: Bear Stearns--The Original Sin; Chapter 2: Bailouts 101; Chapter 3: The Depression of the 1930s and the Interventions; Chapter 4: After the Depression; Chapter 5: The 1980s Financial Crisis and the Interventions; Chapter 6: After the 1980s Financial Crisis; Chapter 7: The 2000s Crisis: The Fed and Treasury Intervene; Chapter 8: The 2000s Crisis: The FDIC Intervenes; Chapter 9: The 2000s Crisis: TARP; Chapter 10: Will the Dodd-Frank Changes Stop the Bailouts?
  • Chapter 11: The Assessment of the HistoryAppendix The Freedom of Information Act Lawsuits; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author; Back Cover.

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