1st Edition

From the Great Recession to the Covid-19 Pandemic A Financial History of the United States 2010-2020

By Jerry W. Markham Copyright 2022
346 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

346 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

346 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume narrates the financial history of the United States during a period of great upheaval in the early part of the 21st century. It is divided into three chronological sections: the first section describes the recovery of financial markets after the Great Recession. It begins with an overview of the state of the economy at the start of the new decade, including some of the political... Read more

PART I. THE AFTERMATH OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS

1. Post Dodd-Frank Issues

2. Recovering From the Great Recession (2010–2011)

3. Recovery Strengthens (2012–2016)

PART II. POST-FINANCIAL CRISIS REGULATORY ACTIONS

4. The "Too Big to Jail" Prosecution Model

5. Financial Crisis-Related Prosecutions

6. Financial Services Crimes and Market Misdemeanors

7. More Post Dodd-Frank Regulations and Market Developments

PART III. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION (2017–2020)

8. Finance and the Trump Administration (2017–2019)

9. The Covid-19 Pandemic

10. Covid-19 Federal Relief Efforts and Market Recovery

11. Science Versus Finance

Conclusion

Biography

Jerry W. Markham is a professor of law at Florida International University in Miami, USA, where he teaches corporate and international business law.