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020 a| 0745651631 (hardback);

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100 1 a| Davies, H.q| (Howard),d| 1951-=| ^A1035220;

245 14 a| The financial crisis :b| who is to blame? /c| Howard Davies.;

300 a| vi, 229 pages ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 0 a| "There is still no consensus on who or what caused the financial crisis which engulfed the world, beginning in the summer of 2007. A huge number of suspects have been identified, from greedy investment bankers, through feckless borrowers, dilatory regulators and myopic central bankers to violent video games and high levels of testosterone among the denizens of trading floors. There is not even agreement on whether the crisis shows a need for more government intervention in markets, or less: some maintain that government encouragement of home ownership lay at the heart of the problem in the US, in particular. In The Financial Crisis Howard Davies charts a course through these arguments, and the evidence advanced for each of them. The reader can thereby assess the weight to be attached to each, and the likely effectiveness of the remedies under development."- -Description viewed from website on 21 Sept. 2010.;

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650 0 a| Bank failuresz| United States.=| ^A116506;

650 0 a| Banking lawz| United States.=| ^A63054;

650 0 a| Off balance sheet financingz| United States.=| ^A863436;

650 0 a| Intervention (Federal government)z| United States.=| ^A418829;

650 0 a| Credit ratingsz| United States.=| ^A96200;

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The financial crisis : who is to blame? / Howard Davies.

Author/creator	Davies, H., 1951-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, ©2010.
Description	vi, 229 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	http://www.polity.co.uk/book.asp?ref=9780745651637
Subjects	Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. Subprime mortgage loans--United States. Bank failures--United States. Banking law--United States. Off balance sheet financing--United States. Intervention (Federal government)--United States. Credit ratings--United States.

Subject	"There is still no consensus on who or what caused the financial crisis which engulfed the world, beginning in the summer of 2007. A huge number of suspects have been identified, from greedy investment bankers, through feckless borrowers, dilatory regulators and myopic central bankers to violent video games and high levels of testosterone among the denizens of trading floors. There is not even agreement on whether the crisis shows a need for more government intervention in markets, or less: some maintain that government encouragement of home ownership lay at the heart of the problem in the US, in particular. In The Financial Crisis Howard Davies charts a course through these arguments, and the evidence advanced for each of them. The reader can thereby assess the weight to be attached to each, and the likely effectiveness of the remedies under development."- -Description viewed from website on 21 Sept. 2010.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9780745651637 (hardback)
ISBN	0745651631 (hardback)
ISBN	9780745651644 (paperback)
ISBN	074565164X (paperback)

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