Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy

Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy, 9780470520383 (0470520388), John Wiley & Sons, 2009

An engaging look at what led to the financial turmoil we now find ourselves in

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 today's 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.

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 2008
Names the culprits responsible for this tragedy-from financial regulators to politicians
Shows how each bailout throughout modern history has impacted what happened in the future
Examines why the consumer/taxpayer is left suffering in an economy of bubbles, bailouts, and possible inflation
Ritholtz operates a hugely popular blog, www.ritholtz.com/blog

Scathing, but fair, Bailout Nation is a voice of reason in these uncertain economic times.

Comments

Amazing Books

Oracle Application Express Forms Converter

Packt Publishing, 2009

Packed with plentiful screenshots and clear explanations, this book is a step-by-step tutorial that demonstrates a successful Oracle Forms to Oracle APEX Conversion project. This book is for Oracle Forms developers who want to migrate to Oracle APEX. The book will also be useful for Oracle APEX developers who want to convert their older Forms...

Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime: Second International ICST Conference, ICDF2C 2010

Springer, 2011

The Second International ICST Conference on Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime (ICDF2C 2010) was hosted in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, during October 4–6, 2010. The conference was attended by over 100 international participants including academics, senior government officials from the UAE, and corporate attendees. ICDF2C 2010...

Concepts of Programming Languages (7th Edition)

Addison Wesley, 2005

Concepts of Programming Languages describes the fundamental concepts of programming languages by presenting design issues, examining design choices, and critically comparing design alternatives without being language specific. This book is appropriate for anyone who wants to compare and contrast various programming languages.

...

Microeconomics (McGraw-Hill Economics)

McGraw-Hill, 2012

The integrated solutions for Colander ' Microeconomics 9e have been specifically designed to help today's students succeed in the principles of economics course. Colander's trademark colloquial approach focuses on modern economics, institutions, history, and modeling,and is organized around learning objectives to make it...

QlikView Scripting

Packt Publishing, 2013

For basic or intermediate developers, this book will give you a comprehensive understanding of QlikView, allowing tremendous speed and flexibility when it comes to scripting for data visualization. Great for reference too!

Overview

Understand everything about QlikView, from structuring a script to fixing...

The Business of iOS App Development: For iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Apress, 2014

Updated and expanded for the new Apple iOS8, The Business of iOS App Development, Third Edition shows you how to incorporate marketing and business savvy into every aspect of the design and development process, giving your app the best possible chance of succeeding in the App Store.

This book is written by experienced...