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Opposing viewpoints
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) ^A148448
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Ch.1 What caused the financial crisis? : Wall Street is to blame for the financial crisis / Charles Hurt, 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, 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. |
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Ch.2 Does Wall Street need financial reform? : 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, Kevin Williamson -- The government should regulate derivatives trading / Michael Greenberger -- Government should not overregulate derivatives trading / David M. Mason -- Government reform will hurt small lenders / Blaine Luetkemeyer -- Big banks have too much political power / Simon Johnson, James Kwak. |
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Ch.3 Will financial reform legislation be effective? : 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. |
| Abstract |
Discusses the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, including Wall Street's role in the crisis, if Wall Street requires government regulation or legal reform, and if financial reform legislation would be effective in the future. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010044351 |
| ISBN | 9780737752359 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780737752366 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0737752351 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 073775236X (pbk.) |
