TITLE: |
A failure of capitalism : the crisis of '08 and the descent into depression / Richard A. Posner. |
AUTHOR: |
Posner, Richard A. |
PUBLISHED: |
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009. |
DESCRIPTION: |
xix, 346 p. ; 19 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-336) and index. |
NOTES: |
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 -- |
NOTES: |
Apportioning blame --The way forward -- The future of conservatism. |
SUBJECT: |
Financial crises--United States. |
SUBJECT: |
Depressions. |
SUBJECT: |
Capitalism. |
SUBJECT: |
United States--Economic conditions --2001-2009. |
SUBJECT: |
United States --Economic policy--2001-2009. |