Blinder, Alan S.

Summary: An assessment of the U.S. financial crisis and its lessons explores its complex contributing factors while revealing some of its more devastating consequences, outlining potentially divisive solutions that may be necessary for recovery.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2013

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Bernanke, Ben.

Summary: In 2012, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, gave a series of lectures about the Federal Reserve and the 2008 financial crisis, as part of a course at George Washington University on the role of the Federal Reserve in the economy. He revealed important background and insights into the central bank's crucial actions during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.973 BER

Florida, Richard L.

Summary: "From the author of the bestseller The Rise of the Creative Class, a book that frames the economic meltdown of 2008-09 not as a crisis but as an opportunity to "reset," and, in doing so, paints a fascinating picture of what our economy, society, and geography will look like--of how we will work and live--in the future"--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010

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Whitney, Meredith.

Summary: Reveals how cities and states are suffering from a more dramatic economic decline than most people realize, predicting a devastating imminent municipal crisis while sharing recommendations for preventing a broader catastrophe.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.973 WHI

Suskind, Ron.

Summary: Draws on hundreds of hours of interviews and in-depth research to relate the complete story of the nation's financial meltdown, from the trading floors of lower Manhattan to the power corridors inside the Beltway.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.973 SUS