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At a cost of $500 billion to American taxpayers, the savings and loan debacle of the 1980s was the worst financial crisis of the 20th century as well as a crime unparalleled in American history. This title demonstrates how systematic political collusion - not just policy errors - was a critical ingredient in this unprecedented series of frauds.

Table of Contents
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
"Bad Guys " or Risky Business?
Thrift Crime Demystified
The Political Connection
Cleaning Up
Pursuing White-Collar Criminals
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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    A Paperback / softback by Kitty Calavita, Henry N. Pontell, Robert Tillman

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 25/05/1999
      ISBN13: 9780520219472, 978-0520219472
      ISBN10: 0520219473
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      At a cost of $500 billion to American taxpayers, the savings and loan debacle of the 1980s was the worst financial crisis of the 20th century as well as a crime unparalleled in American history. This title demonstrates how systematic political collusion - not just policy errors - was a critical ingredient in this unprecedented series of frauds.

      Table of Contents
      List of Tables
      Acknowledgments
      Abbreviations
      Introduction
      "Bad Guys " or Risky Business?
      Thrift Crime Demystified
      The Political Connection
      Cleaning Up
      Pursuing White-Collar Criminals
      Conclusion
      Appendix
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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