| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 254 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Financial crisis origin -- Banking sector stress tests: United States versus the European Union -- Is the U.S. economy on the mend? -- Global recovery prospects: North America and Europe, Asia, and South America -- Hedge funds and derivatives, credit default swaps, and rating agencies -- U.S. and EU regulatory proposals: how strict? How cooperative? -- Will the dollar remain a reserve currency? -- The Great Depression and the current financial crisis -- The future of American capitalism. |
| Summary |
Using the same presentation and detail that has earned her such wide-ranging acclaim for her previous books, Padma Desai explains in a course-friendly way the complexities of economic policy and financial reform. She merges a compelling narrative with scholarly research to teach and to engage the reader. Paul Krugman described Desai's 2003 volume, Financial Crisis, Contagion, and Containment: From Asia to Argentina, as the ""best book yet on financial crises."" Her most recent work on Russian reform was a ""pick of 2006"" by the Financial Times. Desai begins with a sy. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Global Financial Crisis (2008-2009) |
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Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
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Financial crises -- United States.
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Financial crises. |
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United States. |
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Recessions -- United States.
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Recessions. |
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
2009- |
| Subject |
United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-
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Economic policy. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 2008 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Desai, Padma. From financial crisis to global recovery. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011 9780231157865 (DLC) 2011002617 (OCoLC)693812308 |
| ISBN |
9780231527743 (electronic book) |
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0231527748 (electronic book) |
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1283094053 |
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9781283094054 |
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9780231157865 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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