Hall of mirrors : the Great Depression, the great recession, and the uses-and misuses-of history /
Eichengreen, Barry J.,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Part I: The best of times -- New age economics -- Golden globe -- Competing on a violent scale -- By legislation or fiat -- Where credit is due -- Castles in Spain -- Part II: The worst of times -- Spent bullets -- The next leg down --On Europe's shores -- Will America topple too? -- Largely contained -- Scant evidence -- The spiral -- Fish or foul -- Part III: Toward better times -- Revival or reform -- Something for everyone -- Takahashi's revenge -- Dip again -- Preventing the worst -- Stressed and stimulated -- Unconventional policy -- Part IV: Avoiding the next time -- Wall Street and Main Street -- Normalization in an abnormal economy -- Making things as difficult as possible -- Men in black -- Euro or not -- Conclusion.
Depressions
Economic policy
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Economic policy