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Too Big to Fail Policies and Practices in Government Bailouts
Benton E. Gup
Book Code: Q621
ISBN: 1-56720-621-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-56720-621-0
368 pages, charts, figures, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 12/30/2003
List Price: $106.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This timely volume should interest academic and professional audiences. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate and up.
    —Choice     December 2004
Description: Usually associated with large bank failures, the phrase "too big to fail," which is a particular form of government bailout, actually applies to a wide range of industries, as this volume makes clear. Examples range from Chrysler to Lockheed Aircraft and from New York City to Penn Central Railroad. Generally speaking, when a corporation, an organization, or an industry sector is considered by the government to be too important to the overall health of the economy, it will not be allowed to fail. Government bailouts are not new, nor are they limited to the United States. This book presents the views of academics, practitioners, and regulators from around the world (e.g., Australia, Hungary, Japan, Europe, and Latin America) on the implications and consequences of government bailouts.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface by Benton E. Gup
  • Historical and Current Perspectives
  • Some Historical Perspectives on "Too Big to Fail" Policies by Charles G. Leathers and J. Patrick Raines
  • What Does "Too Big to Fail" Mean? by Benton E. Gup
  • Too Big to Fail, Government Bailouts, and Managerial Incentives: The Case of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Assistance to the Railroad Industry During the Great Depression by Joseph R. Mason and Daniel A. Schiffman
  • Does Financial Liberalization Increase the Likelihood of a Systemic Banking Crisis? Evidence from the Past Three Decades and the Great Depression by Arthur E. Wilmarth Jr.
  • The Federal Home Loan Bank System and the Farm Credit System: Historic Parallels and Implications for Systemic Risk by David Nickerson and Ronnie J. Phillips
  • Too Big to Fail in the Banking Industry: A Survey by Marcelo Dabos
  • Too Big to Fail in U.S. Banking: Quo Vadis? by George G. Kaufman
  • The Fall and Rise of Banking Safety-Net Subsidies by Joe Peek and James A. Wilcox
  • International Perspectives
  • Too Big to Fail: The Australian Perspective by Chris Terry and Rowan Trayler
  • Too Big to Fail: A Taxonomic Analysis by Steven A. Seelig
  • Avoiding a Permanent Banking Crisis: The Hungarian Banking Sector in the 1990s by Julia Kiraly and Eva Varhegyi
  • Banking in Japan: Will "Too Big to Fail" Prevail? by Adrian Rixtel, Yupana Wiwattanakantang, Toshiyuki Souma, and Kazunori Suzuki
  • Too Big or Not Too Big to Fail: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Enron
  • Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Too Big to Fail? by Benton E. Gup
  • Enron: Not Too Big to Fail by Benton E. Gup
LC Card Number: 2003053030
LCC Class: HG3761
Dewey Class: 338
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