Makers and Takers Makers and Takers Rana Foroohar

Makers and Takers

How Finance Destroyed American Business While Getting Rich

by Rana Foroohar

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About This Book

Makers and Takers (2016) examines how finance caused the 2008 economic collapse and the recession that followed. The book follows the evolution of banking deregulation from the Great Depression through today, examining the actions of financial institutions, corporations and government leaders that created the crisis. It offers concrete recommendations for structural changes that could prevent future disasters.

Who Should Read This?

  • Anyone interested in understanding what caused the 2008 financial collapse
  • Economics and finance students
  • People planning to buy homes or depending on retirement savings

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