Posner, Richard A. <br/><br/>
A failure of capitalism :  the crisis of '08 and the descent into depression / 
Richard A. Posner. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Harvard University Press,  2009. 
 - xix, 346 p. ;  19 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-336) and index. 
<br/><br/>The depression and its proximate causes -- The crisis in banking -- The underlying causes -- Why a depression was not anticipated -- The government responds -- A silver lining? -- What we are learning about capitalism and government -- The economics profession asleep at the switch -- Apportioning blame -- The way forward -- The future of conservatism. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674035140 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009004723 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Financial crises--United States.<br/>Depressions.<br/>Capitalism.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Economic conditions--2001-2009.<br/>United States--Economic policy--2001-2009.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HB3722  / .P67 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>330.973