Gregg Barak

Theft of a Nation

Wall Street Looting and Federal Regulatory Colluding

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Produktbeschreibung

Theft of a Nation is a powerful criminological examination of Wall Street's recent financial meltdown. Through the lenses of white collar crime and victimology, the book presents a critical assessment of the economic and political elites who were responsible, shows how Americans were victimized, and assesses the resulting regulation.

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Produktdetails

• Issues in Crime and Justice
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781442207783
• ISBN-10: 1442207787
• Artikelnr.: 35213393

Autorenporträt

By Gregg Barak

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1. Law, Power, and Wealth: On the Rhetoric and Reality
of Fighting Financial Abuse Chapter 2. Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme and
Wall Street's Financial Meltdown: A Primer on Investment Fraud and
Victimization Chapter 3. Unenlightened Self Interest, Unregulated Financial
Markets, and Unfettered Victimization: From the Savings and Loan Bailouts
to Too Big to Fail Chapter 4. Theories of White Collar Illegalities and the
Crimes of the Powerful: A Reciprocal Approach to the Political Economy of
Wall Street Looting and Federal Regulatory Colluding Chapter 5. Financial
Looting, Victimization, and Legal Intervention: On Criminal Prosecution and
Civil Law Enforcement Chapter 6. Consuming Victims and Victimless
Identities: On the Social Construction of Victimization and the
Re-emergence of Public Victims Chapter 7. The Wall Street Financial Reform
and Consumer Protection Act of 2010: A Synopsis of Dodd-Frank and the
Re-regulation of Financial Abuse Conclusion