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    Wall Street and the Financial Collapse: Anatomy of a Financial Crisis

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    Prepared by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations under the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, this report examines the various factors contributing to the financial crisis, such as high risk lending, regulatory failure, inflated credit ratings, and investment bank abuses. It contains case studies on Washington Mutual Bank, Office of Thrift Supervision, Moody’s and Standards & Poor’s, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank

    The break-up of the Poor law: being part one of the Minority report of the Poor law commission,

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    "Part II is published under title of The public organisation of the labour market."Introduction.--The general mixed workhouse of today.--The outdoor relief of to-day.--Birth and infancy.--Children under rival authorities.--The curative treatment of the sick by rival authorities.--The mentally defective.--The aged and infirm.--Charge and recovery by local authorities.--Settlement and removal.--Grants-in-aid.--Supervision and control by the national government.--The scheme of reform.--Summary of conclusions and recommendations.Mode of access: Internet
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