Roller Coaster Economy - Financial Crisis, Great Recession, and the Public Option

Informationen zum Autor Howard J Sherman Klappentext A compelling and engaging explanation of how and why the economic downturn of 2007 became the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. Sherman explores the root causes of the cycle of boom and bust of the economy, making a powerful argument that recessions and t Zusammenfassung A compelling and engaging explanation of how and why the economic downturn of 2007 became the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. Sherman explores the root causes of the cycle of boom and bust of the economy, making a powerful argument that recessions and t Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgments; Part I. Problems of the Roller Coaster Economy; 1. Boom, Bust, and Misery: The Curse of Capitalism; 2. History of the Roller Coaster; 3. Bush, Boom, and Bust; Part II. Diagnosing the Roller Coaster; 4. The Income Gap; 5. The Consumption Gap; 6. The Housing Crisis; 7. Investment and Profit; 8. The Credit Balloon and the Financial Crisis; 9. Government Spending and Taxes; 10. The Trade Gap: How Boom and Bust Spread Around the Globe; Part III. Diagnosis and Cure of the Roller Coaster Economy; 11. How Violent Profit Swings Cause the Roller Coaster; 12. The Public Option for Health and Employment: How Democratization Can End the Busines Cycle; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Howard J Sherman, Howard J. Sherman
• Publisher: Sharpe
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2010
• EAN: 9780765625373
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-2537-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Economic theory & philosophy, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Economic & financial crises & disasters, Economic and financial crises and disasters, Economic theory and philosophy