Introduction 1(10)
PART I WHAT WENT RIGHT
One A Brief History of the U.S. Economy
11(19)
Two The Role of Investment
30(22)
Three The Role of the Trade Deficit
52(20)
Four The Role of Incentives
72(41)
PART II WHAT WENT WRONG
Five The Role of Banks, Credit Rating Agencies, and Regulators
113(45)
Six The Role of Short-Term Debt and Government Policy
158(37)
PART III WHAT COMES NEXT
Seven Preventing Another Bank Run
195(24)
Eight Reducing Unemployment
219(35)
Nine Redistributing Income
254(21)
Conclusion 275(12)
Acknowledgments 287(2)
Notes 289(12)
Illustration Sources 301(4)
Index 305