1st Edition
The Roller Coaster Economy Financial Crisis, Great Recession, and the Public Option
By Howard J Sherman
Copyright 2010
197 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
197 Pages
by
Routledge
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Written by one of the foremost experts on the business cycle, this is a compelling and engaging explanation of how and why the economic downturn of 2007 became the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. Author Howard Sherman explores the root causes of the cycle of boom and bust of the economy, focusing on the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession of 2008-2009. He makes a powerful argument that... Read more
Preface and Acknowledgments; Part I. Problems of the Roller Coaster Economy; 1. Boom, Bust, and Misery: The Curse of Capitalism; 2. History of the Roller Coaster; 3. Bush, Boom, and Bust; Part II. Diagnosing the Roller Coaster; 4. The Income Gap; 5. The Consumption Gap; 6. The Housing Crisis; 7. Investment and Profit; 8. The Credit Balloon and the Financial Crisis; 9. Government Spending and Taxes; 10. The Trade Gap: How Boom and Bust Spread Around the Globe; Part III. Diagnosis and Cure of the Roller Coaster Economy; 11. How Violent Profit Swings Cause the Roller Coaster; 12. The Public Option for Health and Employment: How Democratization Can End the Busines Cycle; References; Index.
Biography
Howard J Sherman
