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A colossal failure of common sense A colossal failure of common sense Lawrence G. McDonald One of the biggest questions of the financial crisis has not been answered until now. What happened at Lehman Brothers and why was it allowed to fail, with aftershocks that rocked the global economy… OL13840033W
The great reset The great reset Richard Florida We tend to view prolonged economic downturns, such as the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Long Depression of the late nineteenth century, in terms of the crisis and pain they cause. But history… OL15069204W
The big short The big short Michael Lewis The #1 *New York Times* bestseller: a brilliant account—character-rich and darkly humorous—of how the U.S. economy was driven over the cliff. When the crash of the U. S. stock market became public… OL15118378W
Unterm Strich Unterm Strich Peer Steinbrück Peer Steinbrück analysiert schonungslos die Lage und zeigt Wege aus der Krise. Seine Botschaft ist eindeutig. Egal, ob es um die Stärkung unserer Wirtschaft, die Stabilität der sozialen Sicherungssys… OL15380913W
Confidence game Confidence game Christine S. Richard "Confidence Game tells the story how hedge fund manager Bill Ackman's warnings regarding bond insurer MBIA's credit rating went unheeded as Wall Street careened toward disaster"--Provided by publishe… OL15443329W
The Meltdown Years The Meltdown Years Wolfgang Münchau The Meltdown Yearsoffers the most lucid and useful explanation todate about why home values, life savings, jobsecurity, and investments around the worldare in peril. Rather than focus on who is to bl… OL15445372W
Global capitalism in crisis Global capitalism in crisis Murray E. G. Smith xi, 179 p. : 23 cm OL15454517W
The future of finance The future of finance Moorad Choudhry "New banking and investment business models to navigate the post-financial crisis environment The financial crisis of 2007-2008 has discredited business models in the banking and fund management ind… OL15616631W
Credit risk frontiers Credit risk frontiers Tomasz R. Bielecki "A timely guide to understanding and implementing credit derivatives Credit derivatives are here to stay and will continue to play a role in finance in the future. But what will that role be? What… OL15910110W
The great hangover The great hangover Graydon Carter Presents a collection of essays commissioned by Vanity Fair magazine on the current global economic crisis by such authors as Bryan Burrough, Mark Bowden, and Mark Seal. OL15950795W
Bought and paid for Bought and paid for Charles Gasparino A top reporter exposes the deep ties between the Obama administration and the big banks that are bankrupting our country. As the recession continues, President Obama has chastised the "fat cats" who … OL15975541W
From financial crisis to stagnation From financial crisis to stagnation Thomas I. Palley "The U.S. economy today is confronted with the prospect of extended stagnation. This book explores why. Thomas I. Palley argues that the Great Recession and destruction of shared prosperity is due to… OL16002740W
Economic warfare Economic warfare Ziad Abdelnour "New insights for investors and business people looking to create wealth in the turbulent post-crisis worldIn a no holds barred expose of the 2008 financial meltdown from the inside, Ziad Abelnour ar… OL16117347W
The trouble with markets The trouble with markets R. P. Bootle Examines the current financial crisis in an historical context, addressing the deficiencies of a free market and questioning the premise that markets can be left unregulated. OL16140252W
Commercial real estate restructuring revolution Commercial real estate restructuring revolution Stephen B. Meister "How to plan for the commercial real estate collapse Encompassing apartment, office, retail, hospitality, warehouse, manufacturing, and flex or R & D buildings, commercial real estate (CRE) invest… OL16188944W
Global politics and financial governance Global politics and financial governance Randall D. Germain "The financial crisis of 2007-9 prompted many to ask how financial systems from America and Iceland to Russia and Hungary could have been so misgoverned that their near collapse plunged the entire wo… OL16189215W
Crisis and recovery Crisis and recovery Larry Elliott,Rowan Williams "During the ongoing global financial crisis, a lack of moral and ethical leadership in society has been exposed. The Most Reverend Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and Larry Elliott, The Guar… OL16211424W
Corporate governance and the global financial crisis Corporate governance and the global financial crisis William Sun "Over the last two decades there has been a notable increase in the number of corporate governance codes and principles, as well as a range of improvements in structures and mechanisms. Despite this,… OL16239155W
Meltdown Meltdown Paul Mason Tells the story of the financial crash that destroyed West's investment banks, brought the global economy to its knees, and undermined neoliberal orthodoxy. This book explores the roots of the US and… OL16240775W
Financial Origami Financial Origami Brendan Moynihan "An in-depth look at the failure of Wall Street's "proven" financial models Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into intricate and aesthetically attractive shapes. As such, it is the perfec… OL16316460W
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