Firefighting : the financial crisis and its lessons / Ben S. Bernanke, Timothy F. Geithner, and Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernanke, Ben, author.

Geithner, Timothy F., author.

Paulson, Henry M., 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monetary policy--United States.

Monetary policy.

United States.

Banks and banking--Government policy--United States.

Banks and banking.

Banks and banking--Government policy.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

Physical Description:

vii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Other Title:

Financial crisis and its lessons

Place of Publication:

[New York?] : Penguin Books, [2019]

Summary:

"From the three primary architects of the American policy response to the worst economic catastrophe since the Great Depression, a magnificent big-picture synthesis--from why it happened to where we are now In 2018, Ben Bernanke, Tim Geithner, and Hank Paulson came together to reflect on the lessons of the 2008 financial crisis ten years on. Recognizing that, as Ben put it, "the enemy is forgetting," they examine the causes of the crisis, why it was so damaging, and what it ultimately took to prevent a second Great Depression. And they provide to their successors in the United States and the finance ministers and central bank governors of other countries a valuable playbook for reducing the damage from future financial crises. Firefighting provides a candid and powerful account of the choices they and their teams made during the crisis, working under two presidents and with the leaders of Congress"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Dry tinder : the roots of the crisis

First flames : August 2007-March 2008

The fire spreads : March 2008-September 2008

The inferno : September 2008-October 2008

Dousing the fire : October 2008-May 2009

Conclusion : the fire next time

Charting the financial crisis : U.S. strategy and outcomes. Antecedents of the crisis

The arc of the crisis

The U.S. strategy

Outcomes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bernanke, Ben. Firefighting.

ISBN:

9780143134480

0143134485

OCLC:

1060194131