Theft of a nation : Wall Street looting and federal regulatory colluding /

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Main Author: Barak, Gregg
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012
Series:Issues in crime & justice (Lanham, Md.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Law, power, and wealth : on the rhetoric and reality of fighting financial abuse
  • Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme and Wall Street's financial meltdown : a primer on investment fraud and victimization
  • Unenlightened self interest, unregulated financial markets, and unfettered victimization : from the savings and loan bailouts to too big to fail
  • Theories of white collar illegalities and the crimes of the powerful : a reciprocal approach to the political economy of Wall Street looting and federal regulatory colluding
  • Financial looting, victimization, and legal intervention : on criminal prosecution and civil law enforcement
  • Consuming victims and victimless identities : on the social construction of victimization and the re-emergence of public victims
  • The Wall Street financial reform and consumer protection act of 2010 : a synopsis of Dodd-Frank and the re-regulation of financial abuse
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • About the author