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Reforming Wall Street / David Haugen and Susan Musser, book editors.

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Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011.

Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 21st century.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

Financial institutions -- Law and legislation -- United States.

Bailouts (Government policy)

9780737752359 (hbk.)

0737752351 (hbk.)

9780737752366 (pbk.)

073775236X (pbk.)

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

216 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Ch.1 What caused the financial crisis? : Wall Street is to blame for the financial crisis / Charles Hurt, David Seifman -- Wall Street is not to blame for the financial crisis / Mark Gimein -- Government mortgage practices are largely responsible for the financial crisis / Charles W. Calomiris, Peter J. Wallison -- Government mortgage practices are unfairly blamed for the financial crisis / Richard F. Syron -- Deregulation is to blame for the financial crisis / Shah Gilani -- Deregulation is not to blame for the financial crisis / James L. Gattuso -- Many share the blame for the financial crisis / Mortimer B. Zuckerman.

Ch.2 Does Wall Street need financial reform? : Wall Street needs reform / Carl C. Icahn -- Government fiscal policy needs reform before instituting Wall Street reform / Mona Charen -- Government should revamp the regulation system / Jesse Eisinger -- Government should oversee the shadow banking system / Stephen Spruiell, Kevin Williamson -- The government should regulate derivatives trading / Michael Greenberger -- Government should not overregulate derivatives trading / David M. Mason -- Government reform will hurt small lenders / Blaine Luetkemeyer -- Big banks have too much political power / Simon Johnson, James Kwak.

Ch.3 Will financial reform legislation be effective? : The financial reform bill will make big business more responsible / Barack Obama -- The financial reform bill will lead to more bailouts / William P. Hoar -- The financial reform bill will create crony capitalism / Paul Ryan -- The financial reform bill needs to ensure that no bank is "too big to fail" / Thomas Hoenig -- Legislation already exists concerning "too big to fail" / David Zaring -- The financial reform bill should force high-risk derivatives trading out of banks / Blanche Lincoln -- The financial reform bill should not force high-risk derivatives trading out of banks / Sheila C. Bair -- The financial reform bill is so gutted that it will change nothing / John Berlau -- Even the gutted reform bill will provide meaningful change / Zach Carter.

Discusses the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, including Wall Street's role in the crisis, if Wall Street requires government regulation or legal reform, and if financial reform legislation would be effective in the future.

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