The end of Wall Street

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Roger Lowenstein: The end of Wall Street (2010, Penguin Press)

English language

Published Aug. 20, 2010 by Penguin Press.

ISBN:
978-1-59420-239-1
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OCLC Number:
430051361

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A very good summary of the causes of the Great Recession -- makes complex financial concepts understandable, and illumnates the motivations of the various characters. It struck me as off that the author metioned Barney Frank three times. Never as an actor in the events unfolding, but in reminders that he was the leader of the House Financial Services Committee and a major booster of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These reminders are incongruous and seem if someone had dropped them in at the last minute to give the book a sense of political "balance", instead of blaming everything on Republicans.

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Subjects

  • Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 21st century
  • Mortgages -- Government policy -- United States
  • Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 21st century
  • United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-2009