TY - BOOK AU - Cohan, William D. TI - House of cards : how Wall Street's gamblers broke capitalism SN - 9781846141959 U1 - 332.660973 PY - 2009///, CY - London. PB - Allen Lane, KW - Bear Stearns Companies, New York KW - Bear, Stearns & Co History KW - Capitalism KW - Capitalism United States KW - Financial institutions KW - Financial institutions United States KW - International economic relations KW - Investment Bank USA N2 - 'House of Cards' is a narrative about corporate greed on a truly epic scale. Cohan relates how the lack of foresight and regulation in an uncertain economy forced the government and Wall Street to take increasingly desperate and unprecedented measures to stop the carnage before the entire economy melted down." ER -