The Big Fix
Inside the S. and L. Scandal - How an Unholy Alliance of Politics and Money Destroyed America's Banking System
Published on 16. January 1990
Book
Hardback
308 pages
978-0-471-51535-7 (ISBN)
Description
The inside story of the rash of failures of savings-and-loan institutions in the 1980s, written in a hard-news style by a nine-year veteran of "The Wall Street Journal". This account names the players in this game of monopoly where the money is real, including those of highly-placed figures in government and finance. Documented here is a twisted tale of impotent regulation, financial mismanagement, political manipulation, fraud and outright plunder.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 58 mm
Width: 37 mm
Weight
624 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-51535-7 (9780471515357)
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Content
Prologue: How to Start a Depression. THE FIX IS IN. The Biggest Scam in History. ''Proper and Consistent Conduct.'' The Edge of the Meltdown. THE STRANGE CAREER OF WILLIAM ISAAC. The Road to Washington. The Butcher Revels. ''I Think We Had Them.'' Darkness at Sunshine State. INTERLUDE: THE OHIO BANK CRISIS. The Friends of Marvin Warner. The Time Bomb Explodes. The Seamless Web (1). THE EDUCATION OF EDWIN GRAY. The Making of an Outcast. Two, Three, Many Empires. Nemesis. THE BIG FIX. The Seamless Web (2). The Greatest Crime. Epilogue: Paying the Price. Notes. Index.