Crisis and intervention
Subtitle: lessons from the financial meltdown and recession
By: edited by Glen Hodgson ; foreword by John Manley
Contributors: Conference Board of Canada
Publisher: Conference Board of Canada
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Ottawa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9780887639548; 9780132724180
Subjects: Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; Recessions; History; Government policy; Economic stabilization; International cooperation; Crise financière mondiale, 2008-2009; Récessions; Histoire; Politique gouvernementale; Stabilisation économique; Coopération internationale
Notes: Includes bibliographical references: p. 133-135.

Issued also in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: Overview : what caused the 2008-09 financial crisis and recession? / Christopher Beckman; title: Lesson 1. Sound fiscal policy is key to keeping the economy afloat in hard times / Pedro Antunes, Sabrina Browarski, Matthew Stewart; title: Lesson 2. Recession only delayed the inevitable workforce shortages / Pedro Antunes, Alicia Macdonald; title: Lesson 3. The financial sector is unique and needs new standards / Louis Thériault, Michael Burt; title: Lesson 4. Public sector financial institutions prove their worth / Glen Hodgson; title: Lesson 5. Global coordination was critical to a speedy recovery / Glen Hodgson; title: Lesson 6. "Too big to fail" means too big / Michael Burt; title: Lesson 7. Integrative trade can pull us down and back up / Danielle Goldfarb; title: Lesson 8. Local governments can best respond to a recession by staying the course / Mario Lefebvre; title: Lesson 9. Psychology helps dictate how recessions unfold / Christopher Beckman; title: Lesson 10. The fiscal bills will have to be paid / Matthew Stewart; title: Conclusion : extraordinary times ... extraordinary measures / Glen Hodgson.