LEADER 03910nam 22009013u 450 001 9910813810703321 005 20210114144259.0 010 $a1-283-14664-9 010 $a9786613146649 010 $a1-60994-475-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000039299 035 $a(EBL)716278 035 $a(OCoLC)733040217 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000507383 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12187071 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000507383 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10546445 035 $a(PQKB)11560433 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781609944759 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC716278 035 $a(OCoLC)777401510 035 $a(OCoLC)ocn777401510 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000039299 100 $a20130418d2011|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFalse Profits $eRecovering from the Bubble Economy 205 $a1st edition 210 $aSan Francisco $cBerrett-Koehler Publishers$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (184 p.) 225 1 $a0 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-9824171-2-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographic references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 Author 330 $aDespite reports that the recession may be ending, the unemployment rate is sky high and home foreclosures are at record levels. It's no secret that the U.S. economy is in shambles because of the recent housing bubble. However, according to Dean Baker, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, the people who looked the other way as the eight trillion dollar housing bubble grew unchecked are trying to rewrite history by downplaying the impact of the bubble. In False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy, he recounts the strategies used by the country's top economic policy 410 0$a0 517 3 $aRecovering from the bubble economy 606 $aFinance - United States 606 $aFinance -- United States 606 $aFinancial crises - United States 606 $aFinancial crises -- United States 606 $aUnited States - Economic conditions - 2009- 606 $aUnited States -- Economic conditions -- 2009- 606 $aUnited States - Economic policy - 2009- 606 $aUnited States -- Economic policy -- 2009- 606 $aFinance$zUnited States 606 $aFinancial crises$zUnited States 606 $aFinance$2HILCC 606 $aBusiness & Economics$2HILCC 606 $aFinancial Management & Planning$2HILCC 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y2009- 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy$y2009- 615 4$aFinance - United States. 615 4$aFinance -- United States. 615 4$aFinancial crises - United States. 615 4$aFinancial crises -- United States. 615 4$aUnited States - Economic conditions - 2009-. 615 4$aUnited States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-. 615 4$aUnited States - Economic policy - 2009-. 615 4$aUnited States -- Economic policy -- 2009-. 615 0$aFinance 615 0$aFinancial crises 615 7$aFinance 615 7$aBusiness & Economics 615 7$aFinancial Management & Planning 676 $a330.973 700 $aBaker$b Dean$0464663 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813810703321 996 $aFalse Profits$94032121 997 $aUNINA