02861nam 2200613 450 991046611460332120200520144314.081-321-1638-0(CKB)3710000000611320(EBL)1400591(SSID)ssj0001567739(PQKBManifestationID)16213997(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001567739(PQKBWorkID)14834628(PQKB)10845573(MiAaPQ)EBC1400591(Au-PeEL)EBL1400591(CaPaEBR)ebr11304556(CaONFJC)MIL902591(OCoLC)952248634(EXLCZ)99371000000061132020161202h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThings fall apart from the crash of 2008 to the great slump /Ramaa VasudevanLos Angeles, [California] :SAGE,2013.©20131 online resource (245 p.)Description based upon print version of record.81-321-1098-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover ; Contents; List of Figures ; List of Abbreviations ; Preface ; 1 - All That Is Solid Melts into Air ; 2 - The Tip of the Iceberg ; 3 - The House of Cards ; 4 - When Wall Street Rules Main Street ; 5 - Another Gilded Age ; 6 - Dollar Rules ; 7 - Aftershocks: The Crisis Goes Global ; 8 - Beyond the Crisis ; Notes and References ; Some Suggestions for Further Reading ; Index ; About the AuthorThe crash of 2008, when financial markets came to a standstill, has had profound effects that are still being felt globally. Five years after those dramatic events, countries such as Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Cyprus are still reeling from the aftereffects of the financial crash, while the USA and the UK continue to be in the grip of a long slump.<br /><br />The crash exposed criminal swindles and the more rampant risky practices that have become the norm with the major banks. It has also revealed the failure of policy to curb unbridled risk taking with other people's money and the faGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009Financial crisesUnited StatesHistoryRecessionsUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesEconomic conditions2009-United StatesEconomic policy2009-Electronic books.Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.Financial crisesHistory.RecessionsHistory.330.973/0931Vasudevan Ramaa883292MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910466114603321Things fall apart1972979UNINA