TY - BOOK AU - Talbott,John R. TI - Contagion: the financial epidemic that is sweeping the global economy-- and how to protect yourself from it SN - 9780470442210 (pbk.) AV - HG 4521 T142c 2009 U1 - 332.6 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley KW - Investments KW - Finance, Personal KW - United States KW - Financial crises KW - Inversiones KW - Crisis financiera KW - Estados Unidos KW - Finanzas personales KW - Economic conditions KW - 2009- N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-244) and index; Preface. Chapter 1 Bamboozled. Chapter 2 What Didn't Cause the U.S. Housing Boom and Bust. Chapter 3 What Did Cause the U.S. Housing Boom and Bust. Chapter 4 The Contagion Spreads from Subprime to Prime. Chapter 5 How Low Will Housing Prices Go in the U.S.? Chapter 6 The U.S. Economy Was Not in Great Shape to Begin With. Chapter 7 The United States Enters a Long Recession. Chapter 8 The Global Economy Catches the Contagion. Chapter 9 Too Big to Fail The $400 Trillion Derivatives Market. Chapter 10 Local Governments Feel the Pinch. Chapter 11 From Wall Street to Main Street. Chapter 12 Demographics Magnify Contagion. Chapter 13 Which Investments and Which Countries Will Weather the Storm the Best? Chapter 14 Stop the Bleeding. Chapter 15 No Future without Reform. Chapter 16 A Warning Shot Across the Bow. References. About the Author. Index N2 - Tough times are ahead and Talbott argues that the coming recession will be on a global scale, affecting economies across the world. We have had no real growth in GDP for the last ten years if purchases with government and personal debt are excluded ER -