Meltdown A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse

Name: Meltdown A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse
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ISBN: 9781596985872

ISBN-10: 1596985879

ISBN-13: 9781596985872

Edition: 2009

Authors: Thomas E. Woods Jr., Ron Paul

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The media tells us that "deregulation" and "unfettered free markets" have wrecked our economy and will continue to make things worse without a heavy dose of federal regulation. But the real blame lies elsewhere. In Meltdown, bestselling author Thomas E. Woods Jr. unearths the real causes behind the collapse of housing values and the stock market, and it turns out the culprits reside more in Washington than on Wall Street. And the trillions of dollars in federal bailouts? Our politicians¿ ham-handed attempts to fix the problems they themselves created will only make things much worse. Woods, a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute and winner of the 2006 Templeton Enterprise Award,…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Incorporated, An Eagle Publishing Company
Publication date: 2/9/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 194
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Foreword




The Elephant In The Living Room



How Government Created The Housing Bubble



The Great Wall Street Bailout



How Government Causes The Boom-Bust Business Cycle



Great Myths About The Great Depression



Money



What Now?


Acknowledgments


Appendix: Further Reading


Notes


Index


About The Author