The Risk of Economic Crisis
University of Chicago Press, 1991
Cloth: 978-0-226-24090-9 | Paper: 978-0-226-24091-6 | Electronic: 978-0-226-24183-8
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226241838.001.0001
Cloth: 978-0-226-24090-9 | Paper: 978-0-226-24091-6 | Electronic: 978-0-226-24183-8
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226241838.001.0001
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ABOUT THIS BOOKTABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The stunning collapse of the thrift industry, the major stock slump of 1987, rising corporate debt, wild fluctuations of currency exchange rates, and a rash of defaults on developing country debts have revived fading memories of the Great Depression and fueled fears of an impending economic crisis. Under what conditions are financial markets vulnerable to disruption and what economic consequences ensue when these markets break down?
In this accessible and thought-provoking volume, Benjamin M. Friedman investigates the origins of financial crisis in domestic capital markets, Paul Krugman examines the international origins and transmission of financial and economic crises, and Lawrence H. Summers explores the transition from financial crisis to economic collapse. In the introductory essay, Martin Feldstein reviews the major financial problems of the 1980s and discusses lessons to be learned from this experience. The book also contains provocative observations by senior academics and others who have played leading roles in business and government.
In this accessible and thought-provoking volume, Benjamin M. Friedman investigates the origins of financial crisis in domestic capital markets, Paul Krugman examines the international origins and transmission of financial and economic crises, and Lawrence H. Summers explores the transition from financial crisis to economic collapse. In the introductory essay, Martin Feldstein reviews the major financial problems of the 1980s and discusses lessons to be learned from this experience. The book also contains provocative observations by senior academics and others who have played leading roles in business and government.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
The Risk of Economic Crisis: Introduction / Martin Feldstein
1. Benjamin M. Friedman
2. E. Gerald Corrigan
3. Irvine H. Sprague
4. Norman Strunk
5. Joseph A. Grundfest
Summary of Discussion
1. Paul Krugman
2. C. Fred Bergsten
3. Rudiger Dornbusch
4. Jacob A. Frenkel
5. Charles P. Kindleberger
Summary of Discussion
1. Lawrence H. Summers
2. Hyman P. Minsky
3. Paul A. Samuelson
4. William Poole
5. Paul A. Volcker
Summary of Discussion
Biographies
Contributors
Name Index
Subject Index