Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I: An Analytic Narrative of the Crisis
5. 1. The Calm before the Storm: 2001–2006 13
6. 2. To the Abyss: December 2007–September 2008 40
7. 3. The Spectre of the Great Depression: October 2008–March 2009 80
8. 4. Bottoming Out: Spring 2009–Autumn 2009 109
9. 5. The Movement for Financial Regulatory Reform: June–December 2009 165
10. 6. Depression and Aftershock: 2007–? 210
11. Part II: What Lessons Have We Learned from the Crisis?
12. 7. The Fragility of Finance 249
13. 8. Keynes Redux 267
14. 9. The Economics of Uncertainty 288
15. 10. The Crisis of Macroeconomics 305
16. Part III: The Way Forward
17. 11. Reform You Can Believe In 335
18. 12. America in aWorld Economy 363
19. Index 389