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Griftopia : bubble machines, vampire squids, and the long con that is breaking America
Taibbi, Matt · New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010
- Publisher
- New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010
- Physical description
- 252 pages
- ISBN
- 9780385529952 (alk. paper);9780385529976 (e-book)
- Dewey classification
- 973.932
- Subjects
- Deception--Political aspects--United StatesDespotism--United StatesFinancial crises--United States--21st centuryPolitical corruption--United StatesUnited States--Economic conditions--2009United States--Politics and government--2001-2009United States--Politics and government--2009
- Language
- English
Summary
The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 only prologue. The rise, fall, and rescue of Wall Street in the bubble-and-bailout era was the coming-out party for the network of looters who sit at the nexus of American political and economic power. The grifter class--made up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their bidding--has been growing in power for a generation, transferring wealth upward through increasingly complex financial mechanisms and political maneuvers. The crisis was only one terrifying manifestation of how they've hijacked America's political and economic life. Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi here unravels the story, digging beyond the headlines to get into the deeper roots and wider implications. He traces the movement's origins to Ayn Rand and her most influential acolyte, Alan Greenspan
he uncovers the hidden commodities bubble that transferred billions of dollars to Wall Street while creating food shortages around the world
and he shows how finance dominates politics with an inside account of the high-stakes battle for health-care reform--a battle the true reformers lost.--From publisher description
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 001Control number | 26061 |
| 005Date and time of latest transaction | 17 Jun 2016, 14:08 |
| 008Fixed-length data elements | 100408s2010 nyu 000 0 eng |
| 010Library of Congress control number | 2010015067 |
| 020International Standard Book Number (ISBN) |
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| 035System control number | (OCoLC)ocn495781128 |
| 040Cataloging source | DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP C#P RCJ BUR BWX ABG VP@ DLC |
| 041Language code | eng |
| 043Geographic area code | n-us--- |
| 050Library of Congress call number | JK2249 .T35 2010 |
| 082Dewey Decimal call number | 973.932 T103B |
| 090Local call number | JK2249 Tai 2010 |
| 100Main entry – personal name | Taibbi, Matt. |
| 245Title statement | Griftopia : bubble machines, vampire squids, and the long con that is breaking America / Matt Taibbi. |
| 250Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260Publication, distribution, etc. (imprint) | New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010 |
| 300Physical description | 252 p. ; 25 cm. |
| 505Formatted contents note | The grifter archipelago, or, Why the Tea Party doesn't matter -- The biggest asshole in the universe -- Hot potato : the great American mortgage scam -- Blowout : the commodities bubble -- The outsourced highway : wealth funds -- The trillion-dollar band-aid : health care reform -- The great American bubble machine. |
| 520Summary, etc. | The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 only prologue. The rise, fall, and rescue of Wall Street in the bubble-and-bailout era was the coming-out party for the network of looters who sit at the nexus of American political and economic power. The grifter class--made up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their bidding--has been growing in power for a generation, transferring wealth upward through increasingly complex financial mechanisms and political maneuvers. The crisis was only one terrifying manifestation of how they've hijacked America's political and economic life. Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi here unravels the story, digging beyond the headlines to get into the deeper roots and wider implications. He traces the movement's origins to Ayn Rand and her most influential acolyte, Alan Greenspan; he uncovers the hidden commodities bubble that transferred billions of dollars to Wall Street while creating food shortages around the world; and he shows how finance dominates politics with an inside account of the high-stakes battle for health-care reform--a battle the true reformers lost.--From publisher description. |
| 650Subject added entry – topical term |
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| 651Subject added entry – geographic name |
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| 999Collection | Downloads |
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