The depression and its proximate causes
The crisis in banking
The underlying causes
Why a depression was not anticipated
The government responds
A silver lining?
What we are learning about capitalism and government
The economics profession asleep at the switch
Apportioning blame
The way forward
The future of conservatism.
A failure of capitalism : the crisis of '08 and the descent into depression by Richard A. Posner. ISBN 9780674035140. Published by Harvard University Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.