Theft of a nation
Subtitle: Wall Street looting and federal regulatory colluding
By: Gregg Barak
Series: Issues in crime and justice
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781442207783; 9781442207790; 9781442207806
Subjects: Ponzi schemes; Commercial crimes; White collar crimes; Law enforcement
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: Law, power, and wealth : on the rhetoric and reality of fighting financial abuse; title: Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme and Wall Street's financial meltdown : a primer on investment fraud and victimization; title: Unenlightened self interest, unregulated financial markets, and unfettered victimization : from the savings and loan bailouts to too big to fail; title: Theories of white collar illegalities and the crimes of the powerful : a reciprocal approach to the political economy of Wall Street looting and federal regulatory colluding; title: Financial looting, victimization, and legal intervention : on criminal prosecution and civil law enforcement; title: Consuming victims and victimless identities : on the social construction of victimization and the re-emergence of public victims; title: The Wall Street financial reform and consumer protection act of 2010 : a synopsis of Dodd-Frank and the re-regulation of financial abuse; title: Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Glossary; title: About the author.