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The subprime solution : how today's global financial crisis happened and what to do about it / Robert J. Shiller.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton, N. J. : Princeton University Press, c2008.Description: x, 196 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780691139296 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0691139296 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.7/22 22
LOC classification:
  • HG2040.15 .S45 2008
  • HG 2040.15 S556s 2008
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Contents:
Housing in history -- Bubble trouble -- The real estate myth -- A bailout by any other name -- The promise of financial democracy.
Summary: The subprime mortgage crisis of 2007-2008 has already wreaked havoc on the lives of millions and threatens to derail the U.S. economy and economies around the world. Here, economist Robert Shiller reveals the origins of this crisis and puts forward bold measures to solve it. He calls for an aggressive response--a restructuring of the institutional foundations of the financial system that will not only allow people once again to buy and sell homes with confidence, but will create the conditions for greater prosperity in America and throughout the deeply interconnected world economy.--From publisher description.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HG2040.15 .S45 2008 | HG 2040.15 S556s 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000062278

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Housing in history -- Bubble trouble -- The real estate myth -- A bailout by any other name -- The promise of financial democracy.

The subprime mortgage crisis of 2007-2008 has already wreaked havoc on the lives of millions and threatens to derail the U.S. economy and economies around the world. Here, economist Robert Shiller reveals the origins of this crisis and puts forward bold measures to solve it. He calls for an aggressive response--a restructuring of the institutional foundations of the financial system that will not only allow people once again to buy and sell homes with confidence, but will create the conditions for greater prosperity in America and throughout the deeply interconnected world economy.--From publisher description.

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