Manipulation : some history -- Market manipulation and the New Deal legislation -- Postwar manipulation and speculation -- Manipulation of commodity prices in a time of inflation -- Manipulation setbacks under the federal securities laws -- The battle over OTC derivatives -- The Dodd-Frank Act...

1. Manipulation : some history -- 2. Market manipulation and the New Deal legislation -- 3. Postwar manipulation and speculation -- 4. Manipulation of commodity prices in a time of inflation -- 5. Manipulation setbacks under the federal securities laws -- 6. The battle over OTC derivatives -- 7....

The author of the award-winning trilogy A Financial History of the United States now provides a definitive new reference or the major failures of American corporate governance at the start of the 21st century. An essential resource for students, teachers and professionals in business finance,...