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bailout nation how greed and easy money corrupted wall street and shook the world economy
an engaging look at what led to the financial turmoil we now find ourselves in p bailout nation offers one of the clearest looks at the financial lenders regulators and politicians responsible for the financial crisis of 2008 . written by barry ritholtz one of todays most popular economic bloggers and a well established industry pundit this book skillfully explores how the united states evolved from a rugged independent nation to a soft bailout nation where financial firms are allowed to self regulate in good times but are bailed out by taxpayers in bad times . p entertaining and informative this book clearly shows you how years of trying to control the economy with easy money has finally caught up with the federal government and how its practice of repeatedly rescuing wall street has come back to bite them.the definitive book on the financial crisis of 2008names the culprits responsible for this tragedy from financial regulators to politiciansshows how each bailout throughout modern history has impacted what happened in the futureexamines why the consumer taxpayer is left suffering in an economy of bubbles bailouts and possible inflationritholtz operates a hugely popular blog www.ritholtz.com blog p scathing but fair bailout nation is a voice of reason in these uncertain economic times .
hardcover john wiley & sons 2009 isbn13 9780470520383 isbn10 0470520388
abridged n isbn 13 9780470520383 number in series 1 number of pages 332 publisher john wiley & sons release date 62135769600000