Unchecked and unbalanced :: how the discrepancy between knowledge and power caused the financial crisis and threatens democracy /

In Unchecked and Unbalanced, Arnold Kling provides a blueprint for those who are skeptical of political and financial elitism. At the heart of Kling's argument is the growing discrepancy between two phenomena: knowledge is becoming more diffuse, while political power is becoming more concentrat...

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1. Verfasser: Kling, Arnold S.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham : Stanford, Calif. : [Lanham, MD] : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ; In cooperation with Hoover Institution, Stanford University ; Distributed by National Book Network, c2010.
Schriftenreihe:Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society.
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Zusammenfassung:In Unchecked and Unbalanced, Arnold Kling provides a blueprint for those who are skeptical of political and financial elitism. At the heart of Kling's argument is the growing discrepancy between two phenomena: knowledge is becoming more diffuse, while political power is becoming more concentrated. Kling sees this knowledge/power discrepancy at the heart of the financial crisis of 2008. Financial industry executives and regulatory officials lacked the ability to fathom the complexity of the systemthat had emerged. And, in response, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Board Ch.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 122 p.).
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442201262
1442201266
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9781282522220
9786612522222
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