Lawless Capitalism : : The Subprime Crisis and the Case for an Economic Rule of Law / / Steven A. Ramirez.

Inthis innovative and exhaustive study, Steven A. Ramirez posits that thesubprime mortgage crisis, as well as the global macroeconomic catastrophe itspawned, is traceable to a gross failure of law.Therule of law must appropriately channel and constrain the exercise of economicand political power. Us...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2012]
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface: A Historic Collapse of Capitalism
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Revolution in Economics (but Not in Law)
  • 2. The Corrupted Corporation
  • 3. Animal Spirits and Financial Regulation
  • 4. Rigged Globalization
  • 5. The Costs of Economic Oppression
  • 6. The Crisis in Crisis Management
  • 7. The Potential for an Economic Rule of Law
  • Epilogue. Optimized Legal Infrastructure and the End of Scarcity
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author