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The current crisis is emerging as the most severe downturn since the Great Depression. This book examines its cause, the efforts to contain the crisis and proposes a cure that will limit the risk that such crises could recur in the future. Thomas F. Huertas Introduction PART I: CAUSE Rational Exuberance? The Great Moderation and the Search for Yield Fair Weather Finance PART II: CONTAINMENT Conditional Containment Moving Toward Meltdown: The Failure of Lehman Brothers and its Aftermath Unconditional Containment PART III: CURE Better Resolution Better Deposit Guarantee Schemes Better Macroeconomic Policy Better Regulation Better Supervision Conclusion: Toward a Globally Consistent Framework Notes References Index
