The Road to Financial

Provides an account of the history and impact of post-World War II financial markets on the economy - what happened, how we got to where we are, and what needs to be done. This book explores the erosion of credit ratings on corporate debt in the late 1980s and the rapid increase in financial concentration of institutions. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

This work focuses on our financial crisis: what happened, how we got here, and what needs to be done. Henry Kaufman - an esteemed economist and statesman - is one of the most preeminent financial figures of the day, with a history of success from the 1980s, when his firm, Salomon Brothers, ruled the bond markets. In "The Road to Financial Reformation", Dr. Kaufman, who has spent a lifetime entrenched in the world of finance, provides an insightful account of the history and impact of post-World War II financial markets on the economy - what happened, how we got to where we are today, and what needs to be done. Drawing on his vast breadth of knowledge and experience, Kaufman reveals the mistakes that got us into this debacle, the consequences - as they have not been fully realized - and how to put our derailed economy back on track. This book details Dr. Kaufman's warnings and concerns expressed repeatedly throughout the last quarter century, and shows that what he predicted came to pass. This work: provides an insightful account of the history and impact of post-World War II financial markets on the economy; explores the erosion of credit ratings on corporate debt in the late 1980s and the rapid increase in financial concentration of institutions; and, discusses the blinding faith in models that rely on historical data but fail to take into account economic and financial market structural changes. With his breadth of knowledge and experience, Kaufman details that this crisis was foreseeable (he saw it coming), and how we created this history-making financial crisis. He also explains the consequences still to come, and presents solutions on how we can recover and reform the markets. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Title: The Road to Financial Reformation
• Subtitle: Warnings, Consequences, Reforms
• Illustrations note: Illustrations
• Imprint name: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Table of contents: Foreword by Niall Ferguson. Acknowledgments. Introduction. PART I: IN PERSPECTIVE. 1 Past Blunders and Future Choices. 2 Reflections on Business, the Lessons of History, and Globalization. 3 If Adam Smith Were Alive Today. PART II: NEGLECTED EARLY WARNINGS. 4 Troubling Trends in Financial Markets and Official Policies. 5 Debt: The Threat to Economic and Financial Stability. 6 The Decapitalization of American Corporations. 7 Shortcomings in Financial Oversight. PART III: THE BIGNESS DILEMMA. 8 From Financial Segmentation to Concentration. 9 Financial Concentration in Economic Thought. 10 Do We Still Need Glass-Steagall? 11 Banking and Commerce Should Not Merge. PART IV: FINANCIAL CRISES. 12 Postwar Financial Crises, 1966-2001. 13 The Great Financial Crisis of 2007-2009. PART V: POLICY FAILURES AND REFORMS. 14 Public Policy and the Markets. 15 The Perils of Monetary Gradualism. 16 The Fed and the Governance of Financial Institutions. 17 Transparency and the Fed. PART VI: PROSPECTS. 18 Prospects for Interest Rates. 19 The Financial Consequences of the Credit Crisis. Selected Bibliography. About the Author. Index.
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