The Age of Austerity : The Global Financial Crisis and the Return to Economic Growth


Thomas J. Schoenbaum
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Cheltenham : : Edward Elgar Publishing, , 2012.
Omfang
1 online resource (224 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 An historic turning point; 2 The course of the crisis; 3 Causes; 4 Emergency fiscal and monetary measures; 5 International reforms; 6 The regulatory answer; 7 Assaulting austerity; 8 A reprise of the argument; Index. - This provocative look at the global financial crisis argues that the United States, the European Union and Japan have intentionally and unwittingly adopted wrong-headed economic policies in a futile attempt to deal with sovereign debt resulting from the global financial crisis. It offers persuasive evidence of how the politics of austerity fail to encourage economic recovery, and proposes instead a number of alternative ideas and solutions. The book begins with a detailed breakdown of the financial crisis and the government response in the United States, with particular focus on the Dodd-Frank
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ISBN
9781781951446

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