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Too Big To Fail The Hazards of Bank Bailouts

Gary H. Stern, Ron J. Feldman and Foreword by Paul A. Volcker, eds., Brookings Institution Press 2004 c. 240pp.

Foreword by Paul A. Volcker

Preface

1. Introduction: Our Message and Methods

ONE--WARNINGS

2. What is the Problem?

3. Why Protection is Costly

4. How Pervasive is TBTF?

5. Why Protect TBTF Creditors?

6. The Growth of TBTF Protection

7. Testing Our Thesis: The Cases of Not Too Big To Fail

TWO--OPTIONS

8. Can the Problem be Addressed?

9. Creating the Necessary Foundation

10. Reducing Policymakers' Uncertainty

11. Limiting Creditor Losses

12. Restricting Payment Systems Spillovers

13. Alternatives for Managing Too Big to Fail

14. Summary: Talking Points on Too Big to Fail

APPENDIXES

A FDICA: An Incomlpete Fix

B Penalizing Policymakers

C Supervision and Regulation

D Increasing Market Discipline

References

Index

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