03815nam 22008653u 450 991078132030332120210114144259.01-283-14664-997866131466491-60994-475-5(CKB)2550000000039299(EBL)716278(OCoLC)733040217(SSID)ssj0000507383(PQKBManifestationID)12187071(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000507383(PQKBWorkID)10546445(PQKB)11560433(CaSebORM)9781609944759(MiAaPQ)EBC716278(EXLCZ)99255000000003929920130418d2011|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrFalse Profits[electronic resource] Recovering from the Bubble Economy1st editionSan Francisco Berrett-Koehler Publishers20111 online resource (184 p.)0Description based upon print version of record.0-9824171-2-8 Includes bibliographic references and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Economic Collapse: It Is Their Fault; 2 Surveying the Damage; 3 The Terrible Tale of the TARP; 4 Will They Ever Discover the Housing Bubble?; 5 Stimulus: It Is Just Spending; 6 Real Stimulus: Progressive Programs to Boost the Economy; 7 Reforming the Financial System; 8 Remember the Housing Bubble!; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the AuthorDespite reports that the recession may be ending, the unemployment rate is sky high and home foreclosures are at record levels. It's no secret that the U.S. economy is in shambles because of the recent housing bubble. However, according to Dean Baker, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, the people who looked the other way as the eight trillion dollar housing bubble grew unchecked are trying to rewrite history by downplaying the impact of the bubble. In False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy, he recounts the strategies used by the country's top economic policy0Finance - United StatesFinance -- United StatesFinancial crises - United StatesFinancial crises -- United StatesUnited States - Economic conditions - 2009-United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-United States - Economic policy - 2009-United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-FinanceUnited StatesFinancial crisesUnited StatesFinanceHILCCBusiness & EconomicsHILCCFinancial Management & PlanningHILCCUnited StatesEconomic conditions2009-United StatesEconomic policy2009-Finance - United States.Finance -- United States.Financial crises - United States.Financial crises -- United States.United States - Economic conditions - 2009-.United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-.United States - Economic policy - 2009-.United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-.FinanceFinancial crisesFinanceBusiness & EconomicsFinancial Management & Planning330.973Baker Dean464663AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910781320303321False Profits3803002UNINA