{"product_id":"the-financial-crisis-howard-davies-9780745651637","title":"The Financial Crisis: Who Is to Blame?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is still no consensus on who or what caused the financial crisis which engulfed the world, beginning in the summer of 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA huge number of suspects have been identified, from greedy investment bankers, through feckless borrowers, dilatory regulators and myopic central bankers to violent video games and high levels of testosterone among the denizens of trading floors. There is not even agreement on whether the crisis shows a need for more government intervention in markets, or less: some maintain that government encouragement of home ownership lay at the heart of the problem in the US, in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Crisis \u003c\/i\u003eHoward Davies charts a course through these arguments, and the evidence advanced for each of them. The reader can thereby assess the weight to be attached to each, and the likely effectiveness of the remedies under development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745651631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745651637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2011","brand":"Howard Davies","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48153099632895,"sku":"9780745651637","price":72.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_694ee5d4-2bbc-4137-9e69-d44afef7fc54.jpg?v=1770781282","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-financial-crisis-howard-davies-9780745651637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}