Too big to fail
Subtitle: the hazards of bank bailouts
By: Gary H. Stern, Ron J. Feldman.
Contributors: Feldman, Ron J.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780815703044
Subjects: Bank failures -- United States; Bank failures -- Government policy -- United States; Banks and banking -- State supervision; Intervention (Federal government)
Notes: "With a new preface."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-222) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : our message and methods; title: What is the problem?; title: Why protection is costly; title: How pervasive is TBTF?; title: Why protect TBTF creditors?; title: The growth of TBTF protection; title: Testing our thesis : the cases of not too big to fail; title: Can the problem be addressed?; title: Creating the necessary foundation; title: Reducing policymakers' uncertainty; title: Limiting creditor losses; title: Restricting payment system spillovers; title: Alternatives for managing too big to fail; title: Summary : talking points on too big to fail.