Big Money Crime: Fraud and Politics in the Savings and Loan Crisis
Brand: University of California Press
Categories: Books, Politics & Social Sciences, Politics & Government



Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0520219472
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0520219473
Publisher: University of California Press
Print length: 281 pages
Publication date: May 25, 1999
subtitle: Paperback – May 25, 1999
author: Visit Amazon's Kitty Calavita Page search results Kitty Calavita Henry N. Pontell Robert Tillman
review: Editorial Reviews Review "A wonderfully rich, detailed analysis of the savings and loan mess as organized crime (what they term 'collective embezzlement'), offering clear and cogent insights into a very complicated saga."--Davita Silfen Glasberg, "Contemporary Sociology From the Inside Flap "An important, arresting book."Michael Rogin, author of Blackface, White Noise "This is a great book. Well written and argued, extensively documented, it is without doubt the definitive report on the S & L scandals. Calavita, Pontell and Tillman lay to rest, once and for all, the convenient canard that 'bad management' and 'bad economic conditions' caused the S & L disaster. Their clear, careful analyses make it crystal clear that massive insider fraud was basic in every sense."Laureen Snider, Queens University (Ontario, Canada) From the Back Cover "An important, arresting book."―Michael Rogin, author of Blackface, White Noise "This is a great book. Well written and argued, extensively documented, it is without doubt the definitive report on the S & L scandals. Calavita, Pontell and Tillman lay to rest, once and for all, the convenient canard that 'bad management' and 'bad economic conditions' caused the S & L disaster. Their clear, careful analyses make it crystal clear that massive insider fraud was basic in every sense."―Laureen Snider, Queens University (Ontario, Canada) About the Author Kitty Calavita and Henry N. Pontell are Professors in the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine. Robert H. Tillman is Associate Professor of Sociology at St. John's University in Jamaica, New York. Read more