| Description |
216 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Wall Street is to blame for the financial crisis / Charles Hurt and David Seifman -- Wall Street is not to blame for the financial crisis / Mark Gimein -- Government mortgage practices are largely responsible for the financial crisis / Charles W. Calomiris and Peter J. Wallison -- Government mortgage practices are unfairly blamed for the financial crisis / Richard F. Syron -- Deregulation is to blame for the financial crisis / Shah Gilani -- Deregulation is not to blame for the financial crisis / James L. Gattuso -- Many share the blame for the financial crisis / Mortimer B. Zuckerman -- Wall Street needs reform / Carl C. Icahn -- Government fiscal policy needs reform before instituting Wall Street reform / Mona Charen -- Government should revamp the regulation system / Jesse Eisinger -- Government should oversee the shadow banking system / Stephen Spruiell and Kevin Williamson -- The government should regulate derivatives trading / Michael Greenberger -- Government should not over-regulate derivatives trading / David M. Mason -- Government reform will hurt small lenders / Blaine Luetkemeyer -- Big banks have too much political power / Simon Johnson and James Kwak -- The financial reform bill will make big business more responsible / Barack Obama -- The financial reform bill will lead to more bailouts / William P. Hoar -- The financial reform bill will create crony capitalism / Paul Ryan -- The financial reform bill needs to ensure that no bank is "too big to fail" / Thomas Hoenig -- Legislation already exists concerning "too big to fail" / David Zaring -- The financial reform bill should force high-risk derivatives trading out of banks / Blanche Lincoln -- The financial reform bill should not force high-risk derivatives trading out of banks / Sheila C. Bair -- The financial reform bill is so gutted that it will change nothing / John Berlau -- Even the gutted reform bill will provide meaningful change / Zach Carter. |
| Subject |
Financial crises -- United States -- 21st century.
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Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
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Financial institutions -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Haugen, David M., 1969-
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Musser, Susan.
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| ISBN |
9780737752366 (pbk.) |
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073775236X |
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9780737752359 (hbk.) |
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0737752351 (hbk.) |
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