The Power of Inaction: Bank Bailouts in Comparison

by Cornelia Woll

Book Overview

Bank bailouts in the aftermath of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the onset of the Great Recession brought into sharp relief the power that the global financial sector holds over national politics, and provoked widespread public outrage. In The Power of Inaction, Cornelia Woll details the varying relationships between financial institutions and national governments by comparing national bank rescue schemes in the United States and Europe...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080145235X
• ISBN13: 9780801452352
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher