Chorafas, Dimitris N. creator text Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York Palgrave Macmillan 2009 monographic xvii, 264 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. List of Tables and Figures Preface PART I: MONEY The Destruction of the American Dream Macroeconomic Crises Money Supply and Inflation The Cost of Money PART II: DEBT Leverage Can Be Highly Counterproductive Asset Allocation, Credit Regulation and Banking Supervision PART III: CASE STUDIES Household Debt and the Housing Markets Debacle Mea Culpa and the Abuse of Virtual Economy's Freedoms The G-20 Conference, Central Banks and Garbage Collection Trillion of Dollars, Euros and Pounds Thrown at the Problem Notes Bibliography Index Dimitris N. Chorafas. Includes bibliographical references and index. Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 330.122 CHO/C 9780230233461 (alk. paper) 0230233465 (alk. paper)