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Financial Shock (Updated Edition), (Paperback): Global Panic and Government Bailouts--How We Got Here and What Must Be Done to Fix It

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Financial Shock (Updated Edition), (Paperback): Global Panic and Government Bailouts--How We Got Here and What Must Be Done to Fix It

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Bestselling book on the financial crisis completely updated, with more specific policy recommendations and remedies

  • Now with more coverage of the government bailouts, the future of the economy and financial markets, and how the average household will be affected.
  • New expanded discussion of the most important steps needed to most effectively fix the underlying problems.
  • Specific lessons for homeowners and investors, including a discussion of the future of American finance.
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    • Copyright 2009
    • Dimensions: 6" x 9"
    • Pages: 304
    • Edition: 1st
    • Book
    • ISBN-10: 0-13-701663-8
    • ISBN-13: 978-0-13-701663-1

    In Financial Shock, Mr. Zandi provides a concise and lucid account of the economic, political, and regulatory forces behind this binge.

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    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments . . . viii

    About the Author . . . ix

    Introduction . . . 1

    Chapter 1: Subprime Précis . . . 9

    Chapter 2: Sizing Up Subprime . . . 33

    Chapter 3: Everyone Should Own a Home . . . 49

    Chapter 4: Chairman Greenspan Counts on Housing . . . 67

    Chapter 5: Global Money Men Want a Piece . . . 81

    Chapter 6: Bad Lenders Drive Out the Good . . . 97

    Chapter 7: Financial Engineers and Their Creations . . . 113

    Chapter 8: Home Builders Run Aground . . . 131

    Chapter 9: As the Regulatory Cycle Turns . . . 145

    Chapter 10: Boom, Bubble, Bust, and Crash . . . 161

    Chapter 11: Credit Crunch . . . 175

    Chapter 12: Timid Policymakers Turn Bold . . . 193

    Chapter 13: Economic Fallout . . . 233

    Chapter 14: Back to the Future . . . 251

    Endnotes . . . 273

    Index . . . 285

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