Chapter 1. Introduction. - Chapter 2. Before the Crisis -- Chapter 3. The 2008 Crisis -- Chapter 4. The Crisis and Aftermath: Behavioral Economics -- Chapter 5. The Crisis and Aftermath: Society and Economics -- Chapter 6. Conclusion.

"During the late eighteenth century, innovations in Europe triggered the Industrial Revolution and the sustained economic progress that spread across the globe. While much has been made of the details of the Industrial Revolution, what remains a mystery is why it took place at all. Why did this...