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A failure of capitalism : the crisis of '08 and the descent into depression / Richard A. Posner.

By: Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.Description: xix, 346 pages ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780674035140 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.973 22
LOC classification:
  • HB3722 .P67 2009
Contents:
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.
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Book Book Ayesha Abed Library Akbar Ali Khan Collection Ayesha Abed Library Akbar Ali Khan Collection 330.973 POS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not For Loan 3010040039
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-336) and index.

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.

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