Global Financial Contagion

This book provides an authoritative account of the economic and political roots of the 2008 financial crisis, examining why it was triggered in the United States and its lasting impact on both the American and global economies. It provides a detailed and insightful account of how the Obama administration's policy missteps have contributed to America's huge debt and slow recovery, and why the Eurozone's response to its existential crisis has not been effective. Global Financial...
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This book provides an authoritative account of the economic and political roots of the 2008 financial crisis, examining why it was triggered in the United States and its lasting impact on both the American and global economies. It provides a detailed and insightful account of how the Obama administration's policy missteps have contributed to America's huge debt and slow recovery, and why the Eurozone's response to its existential crisis has not been effective. Global Financial Contagion will long be regarded as the standard account of the crisis and its aftermath.