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Crisis: Cause, Containment and Cure

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Thomas F. Huertas
      Pages 1-2
  3. Cause

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 3-4
    2. Rational Exuberance

      • Thomas F. Huertas
      Pages 5-14
    3. Too Much of a Good Thing

      • Thomas F. Huertas
      Pages 15-40
  4. Containment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-42
    2. Conditional Containment

      • Thomas F. Huertas
      Pages 43-65
    3. Moving towards Meltdown

      • Thomas F. Huertas
      Pages 66-81
    4. Unconditional Containment

      • Thomas F. Huertas
      Pages 82-99
  5. Cure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
    2. Better Macroeconomic Policy

      • Thomas F. Huertas
      Pages 103-114
    3. Better Resolution

      • Thomas F. Huertas
      Pages 115-144
    4. Better Deposit Guarantee Schemes

      • Thomas F. Huertas
      Pages 145-156
    5. Better Regulation

      • Thomas F. Huertas
      Pages 157-182
    6. Better Supervision

      • Thomas F. Huertas
      Pages 183-198
  6. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

      • Thomas F. Huertas
      Pages 199-216
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 217-244

About this book

Analysis of the current financial/economic crisis from the Director of the Banking Sector at the FSA (Financial Services Authority). New edition updated to take account of changes in regulation and legislation in the US, EU and UK. Many of these changes were in line with the recommendations made in the original edition

About the author

THOMAS F. HUERTAS Member, Executive Committee for the Financial Services Authority UK, Alternate Chair, European Banking Authority and member of the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision. Previously he worked for nearly 30 years in various senior business and policy positions at Citibank. He has written extensively on banking and financial regulation.

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