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A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of '08 and the Descent into Depression

A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of '08 and the Descent into Depression
By Richard A. Posner

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Richard Posner looks to past events to explain today's economic situation, and suggests ways in which to prevent such a situation occurring in the future. In so doing he presents a concise and non-technical examination of the mother of all financial disasters.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #34023 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-05-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 368 pages

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Provides a very competent account of the events which led to the current financial crisis, with an emphasis on the political and ideological. --Financial Times

About the Author
Richard A Posner is Circuit Judge, the United States Court of Appeals for the seventh circuit, and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.