Unintended consequences
Subtitle: why everything you've been told about the economy is wrong
By: Ed Conard
Publisher: Portfolio
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781591845508
Subjects: Economic policy; Economic conditions; Finance
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: What went right; title: A brief history of the u.s. economy; title: The role of investment; title: The role of the trade deficit; title: The role of incentives; title: What went wrong; title: The role of banks, credit rating agencies, and regulators; title: The role of short-term debt and government policy; title: What comes next; title: Preventing another bank run; title: Reducing unemployment; title: Redistributing income; title: Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Index.