2009新书：Meltdown-A FreeMarket Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse
THOMAS E. WOODS JR.
Copyright © 2009 by Thomas E. Woods Jr.
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ISBN 978-1-59698-587-2
Contents
FOREWORD BY CONGRESSMAN RON PAUL ix
TH E ELEPHANT IN TH E LIVI NG ROOM 1
HOW GOVERNMENT CREATED
THE HOUSING BUBBLE " 11
THE GREAT WALL STREET BAILOUT 37
HOW GOVERNMENT CAUSES THE
BOOM-BUST BUSINESS CYCLE , 63
GREAT MYTHS ABOUT THE
GREAT DEPRESSION , . , , 87
MONEY ,.,., , , .109
WHAT NOW? , . , . , , . , , 141
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS , ,.,., 159
APPENDIX: FURTHER READING ., ..... , .. , ..... 161
NOTES ,., 165
INDEX 183
ABOUT TH E AUTHOR 193