The causes of the Great Recession lie in misguided government policy, not in the underlying workings of the market.Executive Summary:For many, the Great Recession and the boom that preceded it are evidence of the failure of the supposed deregulation of financial markets in the last decade and...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Chapter 1. At Inception -- Chapter 2. The Great Depression -- The Prelude to Disaster -- The Speculative Bubble -- The Great Crash -- The Aftermath -- GNP and the Downward Trade Spiral -- Keynes's Academic Precursors -- Keynes's Policy Suggestions -- Chapter 3....