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ISBN10: 1260143457 | ISBN13: 9781260143454
ISBN10: 1260143457
ISBN13: 9781260143454
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WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM THE FINANCIAL CRISIS? NOTHING. The informative bestseller that shows us where our economy went wrong—and what we can do about it—with a timely new introduction. One of the most important books to emerge from the 2008 economic crisis, this powerful wake-up call from financial expert John Allison has become a classic in the field. Now, in light of emerging global trends and shakeups in the stock market, the book’s message is more timely than ever: The government should stop trying to fix our economy. The free market is our best and only hope. In this eye-opening book, Allison reveals: •How the Federal Reserve has even more power than before the Great Recession—and why this is a problem. •How Wall Street has been wrongly blamed for our slow economic recovery—and why it’s Washington’s fault. •How government regulations like Dodd Frank have burdened banks—and stifled growth. •How socialized medicine and entitlements drive up costs—and how government policies exacerbate unemployment and income inequality. •Why free market capitalism offers a proven cure for our economy—and how to make it work for all Americans.
Introduction to the Paperback Edition
Introduction
1: Fundamental Themes
2: What Happened?
3: Government Monetary Policy: The Fed as the Primary Cause
4: FDIC Insurance: The Background Cause
5: Government Housing Policy: The Proximate Cause
6: The Essential Role of Banks in a Complex Economy: The Liquidity Challenge
7: The Residential Real-Estate-Market Bubble and Financial-Market Stress
8: Failure of the Rating Agencies: The Subprime Mortgage Market and Its Impact on Capital Markets
9: Pick-a-Payment Mortgages: A Toxic Product of FDIC Insurance Coverage
10: How Freddie and Fannie Grew to Dominate the Home Mortgage Lending Business
11: Fair-Value Accounting and Wealth Destruction
12: Derivatives and Shadow Banking: A Misunderstanding
13: The Myth that "Deregulation" Caused the Financial Crisis
14: How the SEC Made Matters Worse
15: Market Corrections Are Necessary, but Panics Are Destructive and Avoidable
16: TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program)
17: What We Could Have--and Should Have--Done
18: The Cure for the Banking Industry: Systematically Move Toward Pure Capitalism
19: Some Political Cures: Government Policy
20: Our Short-Term Path and How to End Unemployment
21: The Deepest Cause Is Philosophical
22: The Cure Is Also Philosophical
23: How the United States Could Go Broke
24: The Need for Principled Action
25: Conclusion
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: Fundamental Themes
2: What Happened?
3: Government Monetary Policy: The Fed as the Primary Cause
4: FDIC Insurance: The Background Cause
5: Government Housing Policy: The Proximate Cause
6: The Essential Role of Banks in a Complex Economy: The Liquidity Challenge
7: The Residential Real-Estate-Market Bubble and Financial-Market Stress
8: Failure of the Rating Agencies: The Subprime Mortgage Market and Its Impact on Capital Markets
9: Pick-a-Payment Mortgages: A Toxic Product of FDIC Insurance Coverage
10: How Freddie and Fannie Grew to Dominate the Home Mortgage Lending Business
11: Fair-Value Accounting and Wealth Destruction
12: Derivatives and Shadow Banking: A Misunderstanding
13: The Myth that "Deregulation" Caused the Financial Crisis
14: How the SEC Made Matters Worse
15: Market Corrections Are Necessary, but Panics Are Destructive and Avoidable
16: TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program)
17: What We Could Have--and Should Have--Done
18: The Cure for the Banking Industry: Systematically Move Toward Pure Capitalism
19: Some Political Cures: Government Policy
20: Our Short-Term Path and How to End Unemployment
21: The Deepest Cause Is Philosophical
22: The Cure Is Also Philosophical
23: How the United States Could Go Broke
24: The Need for Principled Action
25: Conclusion
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
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