Roller Coaster Economy : Financial Crisis, Great Recession, and the Public Option : Financial Crisis, Great Recession, and the Public Option.
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Florence :
Taylor and Francis,
2010.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 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. How Unstable Is the American Economy?; 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 Economy11. How Violent Profit Swings Cause the Roller Coaster; 12. The Public Option for Health and Jobs: How Democratization Can End the Business Cycle; References; Index; About the Author.