This paper studies the actions of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) during the financial crisis from 2007-2012 rating the performance of the Federal Reserve during the crisis. The chosen scoring model approach shows that the average performance of five specific measures taken by the FRB only...

This paper analyses several severe financial crises observed in the history of capitalism which led to a longer period of stagnation or low growth. Comparative case studies of the Great Depression, the Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s and the Japanese crisis of the 1990s and 2000s are...

Cover -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: The roots of crisis capitalism -- 1. The rise of market liberalism -- The end of Bretton Woods and its consequences -- Weak left and strong right -- 2. Unleashing financial markets -- Breaking points in finance capitalism --...

Kann Kapitalismus gut sein? Ja - wenn er an die Leine genommen wird! Die globale Krise hat gezeigt, dass der Kasinokapitalismus vor allem einer kleinen superreichen Elite nutzt. Das hat jedoch nichts mit einem 'guten Kapitalismus' zu tun. Wie kann man dem Kapitalismus seine Dynamik entlocken und...