Out of crisis
Subtitle: rethinking our financial markets
By: David A. Westbrook.
Series: Great Barrington books
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781594517266; 9781594517273
Subjects: Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Finance -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 21st century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to the argument; title: The suddenly obvious and the already decided; title: Melodramatic narratives; title: Blue water : the allure of modern finance; title: Tragedy and law; title: Policy thought, regulation, and innovation; title: Constructing healthy markets; title: Metaphors for thinking socially about capitalism; title: Restoring confidence after a crash; title: Confronting systemic risk; title: The old questions, the old answers; title: Conclusion : fears and other possibilities.