The Banking Crisis

by Bryfonski, Dedria

• ISBN13: 9780737748550
• ISBN10: 0737748559
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-30
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Table of Contents

Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?	p. 11
Introduction	p. 14
What Caused the Banking Crisis?
Chapter Preface	p. 22
The Banking Crisis Was Caused by Bankers' Greed and Government Complicity	p. 24
Misguided Government Policies, Not Bankers' Greed, Caused the Banking Crisis	p. 37
The Banking Crisis Was Caused by a Lack of Regulation	p. 50
Deregulation Did Not Cause the Banking Crisis	p. 60
Excessive Compensation Packages Contributed to the Banking Crisis	p. 66
Not All Banks Have Excessive Executive Compensation Packages	p. 75
The Banking Crisis Was Caused by Excessive Debt	p. 80
Periodical Bibliography	p. 87
Is the U.S. Banking System in Jeopardy?
Chapter Preface	p. 89
The Economy Is Turning Around	p. 91
The Economy Will Not Turn Around Until Structural Flaws Are Fixed	p. 97
Bailouts Are Necessary to Restore the Banking System	p. 106
Bailouts Are Bad for the Economy	p. 115
Some Banks Are Too Big to Let Fail	p. 122
Big Banks Should Be Allowed to Fail	p. 130
Periodical Bibliography	p. 139
How Should the U.S. Banking System Be Fixed?
Chapter Preface	p. 141
Banks Should Be Nationalized	p. 143
Nationalizing Banks Will Not Work	p. 149
More Regulation of Banking Is Needed	p. 153
Reinventing Regulation	p. 159
If Banks Are Too Big to Fail, Take an Ax to Them	p. 164
Big Banks Should Not Be Broken Up	p. 168
Small Banks Can Help Solve the Banking Crisis	p. 176
Executive Compensation of Bankers Needs to Be Fixed	p. 188
Regulating Executive Compensation Will Not Solve the Banking Problem	p. 197
Periodical Bibliography	p. 204
What Role Did Foreign Investment Play in the U.S. Banking Crisis?
Chapter Preface	p. 206
Foreign Tax Havens Contributed to the Banking Crisis	p. 208
Foreign Tax Havens Did Not Contribute to the Banking Crisis	p. 218
China Contributed to the Banking Crisis	p. 224
China Did Not Cause the Banking Crisis	p. 230
Periodical Bibliography	p. 234
Glossary	p. 235
For Further Discussion	p. 240
Organizations to Contact	p. 243
Bibliography of Books	p. 250
Index	p. 254
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