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After the Crash of 2008: Financial Reform in an Age of Plutocracy

In: The Global Financial Crisis

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The Global Financial Crisis is a unique investigation into the causes of the most savage economic downturn experienced since the Great Depression. Employing wide and divergent perspectives – which are themselves critically examined – this study analyses the measures that have been taken to restore our economies to acceptable rates of unemployment and growth.

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  • Robert E. Prasch, 2011. "After the Crash of 2008: Financial Reform in an Age of Plutocracy," Chapters, in: Steven Kates (ed.), The Global Financial Crisis, chapter 9, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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