Theft of a nation : Wall Street looting and federal regulatory colluding / Gregg Barak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barak, Gregg.

Series:

Issues in crime & justice (Lanham, Md.)

Issues in crime and justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

White collar crimes--United States.

White collar crimes.

Ponzi schemes--United States.

Ponzi schemes.

Commercial crimes--United States.

Commercial crimes.

Law enforcement--United States.

Law enforcement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Theft of a Nation </span><span>is a powerful criminological examination of Wall Street's recent financial meltdown. Through the lenses of white collar crime and victimology, the book presents a critical assessment of the economic and political elites who were responsible, shows how Americans were victimized, and assesses the resulting regulation.</span></span></span>

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Law, power, and wealth : on the rhetoric and reality of fighting financial abuse

Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme and Wall Street's financial meltdown : a primer on investment fraud and victimization

Unenlightened self interest, unregulated financial markets, and unfettered victimization : from the savings and loan bailouts to too big to fail

Theories of white collar illegalities and the crimes of the powerful : a reciprocal approach to the political economy of Wall Street looting and federal regulatory colluding

Financial looting, victimization, and legal intervention : on criminal prosecution and civil law enforcement

Consuming victims and victimless identities : on the social construction of victimization and the re-emergence of public victims

The Wall Street financial reform and consumer protection act of 2010 : a synopsis of Dodd-Frank and the re-regulation of financial abuse

Conclusion

Notes

Glossary

About the author.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

979-82-16-24749-4

1-283-52397-3

9786613836427

1-4422-0780-9

OCLC:

809846857