 | From the Subprime Crisis to the Great Recession: A Financial History of the United States 2006–2009 Subjects: Economics Finance Business & Industry; Humanities; Finance; Economics; History; Macroeconomics; Public Finance; Corporate Finance; Banking; American History; Economic History; Originally published in 2010, this book covers the development of the mortgage market, the residential housing boom and bust that led to the subprime crisis, and the effect of this crisis on financial institutions as well as the stock market panic of 2008. It details the massive government interventions that sought to prevent another Great Depression. Jerry W. Markham is a professor of law at Florida International University in Miami, USA, where he teaches corporate and international business law. |
