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Theft of a Nation
Wall Street Looting and Federal Regulatory Colluding
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2012
Summary
Theft of a Nation presents a powerful criminological examination of Wall Street’s recent financial meltdown and its profound impact on the rest of the country. This provocative book asks why, if the actions of key players on Wall Street and in the government resulted in an economic downturn that harmed millions of Americans and destroyed capital worldwide, no one was held criminally liable for these actions.
Author Gregg Barak provides a basic history of financial regulation and deregulation, as well as a primer on both securities fraud and mass victimization. Using key concepts in victimology and white collar crime, he explores the diverse ways civil and criminal law enforcement responded to the damaging behavior on Wall Street. The book also assesses Wall Street Financial Reform and the Consumer Protection Act of 2010, showing the ways that Americans may still be at risk.
Theft of a Nation is the first comprehensive criminological investigation of the role of Wall Street and the government in the recent financial crisis, asking critical questions about who has been victimized and why.
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Copyright year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-0778-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-0780-6
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
214
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
Chapter One. Law, Power, and Wealth: On the Rhetoric and Reality of Fighting Financial Abuse No access Pages 9 - 22
Chapter Two. Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme and Wall Street’s Financial Meltdown: A Primer on Investment Fraud and Victimization No access Pages 23 - 38
Chapter Three. Unenlightened Self-Interest, Unregulated Financial Markets, and Unfettered Victimization:From the Savings and Loan Bailouts to Too Big to Fail No access Pages 39 - 62
Chapter Four. 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 No access Pages 63 - 90
Chapter Five. Financial Looting, Victimization, and Legal Intervention: On Criminal Prosecution and Civil Law Enforcement No access Pages 91 - 114
Chapter Six. Consuming Victims and Victimless Identities: On the Social Construction of Victimization and the Re-emergence of Public Victims No access Pages 115 - 132
Chapter Seven. The Wall Street Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010: A Synopsis of Dodd-Frank and the Re-regulation of Financial Abuse No access Pages 133 - 150
Conclusion No access Pages 151 - 166
Postscript No access Pages 167 - 168
Notes No access Pages 169 - 196
Glossary of Financial Terms No access Pages 197 - 200
