Posner, Eric A.,  1965- <br/><br/>
Last resort :  the financial crisis and the future of bailouts / 
Eric A. Posner. 
 - 219 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The transformation of the financial system -- Crisis -- The lawfulness of the rescue -- The trial of AIG -- Fannie and Freddie -- The bankruptcies of General Motors and Chrysler -- Takings and government action in emergencies -- Politics and reform. 
<br/><br/> Eric A. Posner argues that bailouts, like those that took place during the 2008-2009 financial crisis, have happened in the past and that they are both "necessary and unavoidable in any modern capitalist or market-based system." Posner analyzes bailouts from economic, political, and legal angles.--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226420066 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017017174 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Financial crises--United States.<br/>Bailouts (Government policy)--United States.<br/>Intervention (Federal government)--United States.<br/>Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HB3722  / .P666 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.5/430973