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Break up the banks! : a practical guide to stopping the next global financial meltdown / David Shirreff

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Shirreff, David, 1947-
Published
Brooklyn, NY : Melville House, [2016]
Physical Description
x, 111 pages ; 20 cm

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Contents
Introduction: The need for more radical reform -- Mission creep -- Halfhearted fixes -- The need for a new model -- How to get there from here : 10 remedies -- The changing face of banking careers -- Sorting out the United States -- Sorting out Britain -- Eight firm steps -- More clouds on the horizon -- A practical revolution -- Glossary.
Summary
"Can we prevent another financial crisis? We can! Break Up the Banks! is a sensible, actionable, and totally accessible call to arms from an acclaimed financial journalist It's been seven years since the financial crisis, but has anyone taken real action to prevent the next one? Former Economist reporter David Shirreff thinks not, and in Break Up the Banks!, he gives us a short but essential guide to what exactly we can do. With great clarity and a keen sense of humor, Shirreff argues that banks have gotten far too big and far too powerful--and shows how they can be reined in"--
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9781612195025 (paperback)
1612195024 (paperback)
1612195032
9781612195032
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