Firefighting : the financial crisis and its lessons / Ben S. Bernanke, Timothy F. Geithner, and Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

"From the three primary architects of the American policy response to the worst economic catastrophe since the Great Depression, a magnificent big-picture synthesis--from why it happened to where we are now In 2018, Ben Bernanke, Tim Geithner, and Hank Paulson came together to reflect on the lessons...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bernanke, Ben (Author)
Geithner, Timothy F. (Author)
Paulson, Henry M., 1946- (Author)
Language:English
Published: [New York?] : Penguin Books, [2019]
Subjects:
Monetary policy > United States.
Banks and banking > Government policy > United States.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Banks and banking > Government policy.
Monetary policy.
United States.
2008-2009
Physical Description:vii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Variant Title:
Financial crisis and its lessons
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Dry tinder : the roots of the crisis
  • First flames : August 2007-March 2008
  • The fire spreads : March 2008-September 2008
  • The inferno : September 2008-October 2008
  • Dousing the fire : October 2008-May 2009
  • Conclusion : the fire next time
  • Charting the financial crisis : U.S. strategy and outcomes. Antecedents of the crisis
  • The arc of the crisis
  • The U.S. strategy
  • Outcomes.