02794nam 2200673 a 450 991078146240332120230725050833.01-283-14665-797866131466561-60994-478-X(CKB)2550000000040925(EBL)718565(OCoLC)733040256(SSID)ssj0000524870(PQKBManifestationID)12213610(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524870(PQKBWorkID)10488470(PQKB)11087207(MiAaPQ)EBC718565(Au-PeEL)EBL718565(CaPaEBR)ebr10480958(CaONFJC)MIL314665(EXLCZ)99255000000004092520090220d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPlunder and blunder[electronic resource] the rise and fall of the bubble economy /Dean Baker ; foreword by Thomas FrankSausalito, Calif. PoliPointPressc20101 online resource (183 p.)0Description based upon print version of record.0-9815769-9-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.How we got here -- The Clinton era and the origins of the stock bubble -- The collapse of the stock bubble -- The beginnings of the housing bubble -- The final collapse -- Beyond the bubble economy -- Learning from the bubbles.For the second time this decade, the U.S. economy is sinking into a recession due to the collapse of a financial bubble. The most recent calamity will lead to a downturn deeper and longer than the stock market crash of 2001. Dean Baker's Plunder and Blunder chronicles the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explains how policy blunders and greed led to the catastrophic-but completely predictable-market meltdowns. An expert guide to recent economic history, Baker offers policy prescriptions to help prevent similar financial disasters.0FinanceUnited StatesFinancial crisesUnited StatesStocksPricesUnited StatesHousingPricesUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic conditions1981-2001United StatesEconomic conditions2001-2009FinanceFinancial crisesStocksPricesHousingPrices330.973/0931Baker Dean1958-1484407Frank Thomas361440MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781462403321Plunder and blunder3703024UNINA