The Global Financial Crisis in Retrospect Evolution, Resolution, and Lessons for Prevention /

• Main Author: Elson, Anthony (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Finance.; Finance > History.; Macroeconomics.; Economic history.; Financial History.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; Economic History.

This book provides a uniquely comprehensive explanation of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis and resulting scholarly research in the context of building an agenda for reform. With the clarity provided by almost a decade of hindsight and a careful eye toward planning for prevention, Elson guides...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Global Financial Crisis of 2008-2009: Fragile Banking, Economic Bust, and Deflationary Consequences
• 3. Why Did Economists Get It So Wrong?
• 4. The Challenge for Macroeconomic Policy in the Wake of the Crisis
• 5. The Role of the International Financial Architecture Prior to and Since the Crisis
• 6. The Global Financial Crisis and Inequality
• 7. The Quest for Financial Stability at the National and Global Levels
• 8. Towards a Rethinking of Macroeconomics
• 9. Conclusions and Lessons for the Future.