Failure of Capitalism - The Crisis of 08 and the Descent Into Depression

Informationen zum Autor Richard A. Posner retired as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2017. He was previously a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. Klappentext The financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 is the most alarming of our lifetime because of the warp-speed at which it is occurring. Posner presents a concise and nontechnical examination of this mother of all financial disasters and of the, as yet, stumbling efforts to cope with it. Zusammenfassung The financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 is the most alarming of our lifetime because of the warp-speed at which it is occurring. Posner presents a concise and non-technical examination of this mother of all financial disasters and of the! as yet! stumbling efforts to cope with it. Inhaltsverzeichnis * The Depression and Its Proximate Causes * The Crisis in Banking * The Underlying Causes * Why a Depression Was Not Anticipated * The Government Responds * A Silver Lining? * What We Are Learning about Capitalism and Government * The Economics Profession Asleep at the Switch * Apportioning Blame * The Way Forward * The Future of Conservatism * Conclusion * Further Readings * Index

Product details

• Authors: Richard A Posner, Richard A. Posner
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2011
• EAN: 9780674060395
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06039-5
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, International Economics, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, United States of America, USA, Economic & financial crises & disasters, Economic and financial crises and disasters