The looting of America : how Wall Street's game of fantasy finance destroyed our jobs, pensions, and prosperity, and what we can do about it
Les Leopold
| Year of publication: |
c 2009 ; 1. print.
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| Authors: | Leopold, Les |
| Publisher: |
White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Publ. |
| Subject: | Finanzkrise | Financial crisis | Finanzmarkt | Financial market | Wertpapierhandel | Securities trading | Finanzprodukt | Financial product | USA | United States |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Description [loc.gov] ; Description [loc.gov] |
| Extent: | XVII, 219 S. Ill., graph. Darst. 22 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-211) and index The hooking of Whitefish Bay -- The iron law of fantasy finance -- Is there a dime's bit of difference between Wall Street's "innovation" and gambling? -- Learning and unlearning the lessons of the Great Depression -- The oracle blesses derivatives, the newest game in the casino -- Getting the story backwards -- Financial weapons of mass destruction -- Fantasy finance meets reality: the great crash of 2008 -- The end of fantasy finance? -- Proposals Wall Street won't like -- Proposals Wall Street really won't like. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60358-205-6 |
| Classification: | Finanzwissenschaft |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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