Bull by the Horns: Fighting to Save M...
Sheila BairAppointed by George W. Bush as the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 2006, Sheila Bair witnessed the origins of the financial crisis and in 2008 became—along with Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, and Timothy...
Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga of the...
Bethany McLeanFannie Mae and Freddie Mac were created by Congress to serve the American Dream of homeownership. By the end of the century, they had become extremely profitable and powerful companies, instrumental in putting millions of Americans in...
Firefighting: The Financial Crisis an...
Ben S. BernankeFrom 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 G...
The End of the Free Market: Who Wins ...
Ian BremmerA number of authoritarian governments, drawn to the economic power of capitalism but wary of uncontrolled free markets, have invented something new: state capitalism. In this system, governments use markets to create wealth that can b...
How Markets Fail: The Logic of Econom...
John CassidyFor fifty years, economists have been developing elegant theories or how markets facilitate innovation, create wealth, and allocate society's resources efficiently. But what about when they fail, when they lead us to stock market bubb...
How to Market and Sell to the U.S. Go...
Brian HebbelThis book is intended to help both new and experienced federal contractors win contracts. Whether you are brand new or experienced in this field, you will find that you require certain tools and techniques to effectively market and s...
The Fed Unbound: Central Banking in a...
Lev MenandDo the Fed’s efforts to stabilize the economy worsen inequality? The Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank, was built for a monetary system composed primarily of investor-owned, government-chartered banks. But over the yea...
Uber-Positive: Why Americans Love the...
Jared MeyerEntire industries are being transformed, consumers have more power than ever before, and people are finding new ways to earn a livingeven in today’s slow economic recovery. All of these improvements stem from the rise of the so-ca...