The big short : inside the doomsday machine /
The author of the signature bestseller Liar's Poker explains how the event we were told was impossible--the free fall of the American economy--finally occurred; how the things that we wanted, like ridiculously easy money and greatly expanded home ownership, were vehicles for that crash; and how...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton,
[2010]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | The author of the signature bestseller Liar's Poker explains how the event we were told was impossible--the free fall of the American economy--finally occurred; how the things that we wanted, like ridiculously easy money and greatly expanded home ownership, were vehicles for that crash; and how shareholder demand for profit forced investment executives to eat the forbidden fruit of toxic derivatives. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 266 pages ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780393072235 (hardcover) 0393072231 (hardcover) |