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Unchecked and unbalanced : how the discrepancy between knowledge and power caused the financial crisis and threatens democracy / Arnold Kling.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Kling, Arnold S.
Contributor:
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Series:
Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society.
Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Authority.
Decentralization in government.
Expertise.
Financial crises.
Politics and government.
Finance--Government policy.
Decentralization in government--United States.
Financial crises--United States--History--21st century.
Finance--Government policy--United States--History--21st century.
Finance.
United States--Politics and government--21st century.
United States.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (135 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Distribution:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2010.
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ; Stanford, Calif. : In cooperation with Hoover Institution, Stanford University ; [Lanham, MD] : Distributed by National Book Network, c2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
In Unchecked and Unbalanced, Arnold Kling provides a blueprint for those who are skeptical of political and financial elitism. At the heart of Kling's argument is the growing discrepancy between two phenomena: knowledge is becoming more diffuse, while political power is becoming more concentrated. Kling sees this knowledge/power discrepancy at the heart of the financial crisis of 2008. Financial industry executives and regulatory officials lacked the ability to fathom the complexity of the system that had emerged.
Contents:
Kling Front&Contents; Kling Preface; Kling 1; Kling 2; Kling 3; Kling Conclusion; Kling Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
ISBN:
979-82-16-41909-9
1-282-52222-1
9786612522222
1-4422-0126-6
OCLC:
694142696

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