02039nam a2200349 a 4500 ebr10297621 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 081105s2009 nju sb 001 0 eng d 2008047013 9780470442210 (cloth) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)318703999 n-us--- HD3616.U6 T352 2009eb 330.973 22 Talbott, John R., 1955- Contagion [electronic resource] : the financial epidemic that is sweeping the global economy--and how to protect yourself from it / John R. Talbott. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009. 256 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. Bamboozled -- What didn't cause the U.S. housing boom and bust -- What did cause the U.S. housing boom and bust -- The contagion spreads from sub-prime to prime -- How low will housing prices go in the U.S.? -- The U.S. economy was not in great shape to begin with -- U.S. enters a long recession -- The global economy catches the contagion -- Too big to fail : the $400 trillion derivatives market -- Our local governments feel the pinch -- From Wall Street to Main Street -- Demographics magnify contagion -- Which investments and which countries will weather the storm the best? -- Stop the bleeding -- No future without reform -- A warning shot across our bow. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Deregulation United States. Financial crises United States. Finance, Personal United States. United States Economic conditions 2001-2009. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10297621 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 177602 177602