A failure of capitalism : the crisis of '08 and the descent into depression - Posner, Richard A. (Cambridge, Mass. London Harvard University Press, 2009)
1. The depression and its proximate causes -- 2. The crisis in banking -- 3. The underlying causes -- 4. Why a depression was not anticipated -- 5. The government responds -- 6. A silver lining? -- 7. What we are learning about capitalism and government -- 8. The economics profession asleep at the switch -- 9. Apportioning blame -- 10. The way forward -- 11. The future of conservatism.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-336) and index.
Keywords: Financial crises -- United States; Capitalism; United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009; United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-2009