Howard J Sherman

The Roller Coaster Economy

Financial Crisis, Great Recession, and the Public Option

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Produktbeschreibung

A compelling and engaging explanation of how and why the economic downturn of 2007 became the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. Sherman explores the root causes of the cycle of boom and bust of the economy, making a powerful argument that recessions and t

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 462g
• ISBN-13: 9780765625373
• ISBN-10: 0765625377
• Artikelnr.: 27354542

Autorenporträt

Howard J Sherman

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgments
Part I. Problems of the Roller Coaster Economy
1. Boom, Bust, and Misery: The Curse of Capitalism
2. History of the Roller Coaster
3. Bush, Boom, and Bust
Part II. Diagnosing the Roller Coaster
4. The Income Gap
5. The Consumption Gap
6. The Housing Crisis
7. Investment and Profit
8. The Credit Balloon and the Financial Crisis
9. Government Spending and Taxes
10. The Trade Gap: How Boom and Bust Spread Around the Globe
Part III. Diagnosis and Cure of the Roller Coaster Economy
11. How Violent Profit Swings Cause the Roller Coaster
12. The Public Option for Health and Employment: How Democratization Can End the Busines Cycle
References
Index.