Contagion the financial epidemic that is sweeping the global economy--and how to protect yourself from it - Talbott, John R., 1955- (Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2009)
Bamboozled -- What didn't cause the U.S. housing boom and bust -- What did cause the U.S. housing boom and bust -- The contagion spreads from sub-prime to prime -- How low will housing prices go in the U.S.? -- The U.S. economy was not in great shape to begin with -- U.S. enters a long recession -- The global economy catches the contagion -- Too big to fail : the $400 trillion derivatives market -- Our local governments feel the pinch -- From Wall Street to Main Street -- Demographics magnify contagion -- Which investments and which countries will weather the storm the best? -- Stop the bleeding -- No future without reform -- A warning shot across our bow.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Deregulation -- United States; Financial crises -- United States; Finance, Personal -- United States; United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009.; Electronic books