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Index
Cover
Half title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Roots of the Crisis
1. Wall Street: Crime Never Sleeps
2. The Logics of Finance: Abuse of Power and Systemic Crisis
3. America’s Ponzi Culture
4. Bernie Madoff, Finance Capital, and the Anomic Society
Part II: Enablers of Fraud
5. Unaccountable External Auditors and their Role in the Economic Meltdown
6. And Some with a Fountain Pen: Mortgage Fraud, Securitization, and the Subprime Bubble
7. Generating the Alpha Return: How Ponzi Schemes Lure the Unwary in an Unregulated Market
Part III: Perverted Justice
8. The Technological Advantages of Stock Market Traders
9. Why CEOs Are Able to Loot with Impunity—And Why It Matters
10. The Façade of Enforcement: Goldman Sachs, Negotiated Prosecution, and the Politics of Blame
Part IV: Perspectives from Afar
11. Reappraising Regulation: The Politics of “Regulatory Retreat” in the United Kingdom
12. How They Still Try to Get Away with It: Crime in the Dutch Real Estate Sector Before and After the Crisis
13. Economic and Financial Criminality in Portugal
14. Greece “For Sale”: Casino Economy and State-Corporate Crime
15. Financial Fraud in China: A Structural Examination of Law and Law Enforcement
Epilogue: Can They Still Get Away with It?
Appendix: A Short (Global) History of Financial Meltdowns
List of Contributors
Index
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