"The authors of this book argue that post-war fiscal and monetary policies in the U.S. are prone to more frequent and more destabilizing domestic and international financial crises. So, in the aftermath of the one that erupted in 2008, they propose that now we are sleepwalking into another,...

Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Preface -- Introduction. Politics and the Markets They Made -- Part I. Lawmakers and Regulators -- Chapter 1. Deregulation Before Deregulation: John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and James Saxon -- Chapter 2. Supermarket Banks:...