The Housing Boom and Bust
Author | : Thomas Sowell |
Publisher | : Basic Books (AZ) |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2009-05-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780465018802 |
ISBN-13 | : 0465018807 |
Rating | : 4/5 (807 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Housing Boom and Bust by : Thomas Sowell
Download or read book The Housing Boom and Bust written by Thomas Sowell and published by Basic Books (AZ). This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how we got into the current economic disaster that developed out of the economics and politics of the housing boom and bust. The "creative" financing of home mortgages and "creative" marketing of financial securities based on these mortgages to countries around the world, are part of the story of how a financial house of cards was built up--and then collapsed.