TY - GEN N2 - Inthis innovative and exhaustive study, Steven A. Ramirez posits that thesubprime mortgage crisis, as well as the global macroeconomic catastrophe itspawned, is traceable to a gross failure of law.Therule of law must appropriately channel and constrain the exercise of economicand political power. Used effectively, it ensures that economic opportunityisn't limited to a small group of elites that enjoy growth at the expense ofmany, particularly those in vulnerable economic situations. In Lawless Capitalism, Ramirez calls forthe rule of law to displace cronycapitalism. Only through the rule of law, he argues, can capitalism bereconstructed. DO - 10.18574/nyu/9780814777299.001.0001 DO - doi AB - Inthis innovative and exhaustive study, Steven A. Ramirez posits that thesubprime mortgage crisis, as well as the global macroeconomic catastrophe itspawned, is traceable to a gross failure of law.Therule of law must appropriately channel and constrain the exercise of economicand political power. Used effectively, it ensures that economic opportunityisn't limited to a small group of elites that enjoy growth at the expense ofmany, particularly those in vulnerable economic situations. In Lawless Capitalism, Ramirez calls forthe rule of law to displace cronycapitalism. Only through the rule of law, he argues, can capitalism bereconstructed. T1 - Lawless Capitalism :The Subprime Crisis and the Case for an Economic Rule of Law / AU - Ramirez, Steven A., JF - New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 CN - HB3717 2008 CN - HB3717 2008 LA - eng LA - In English. ID - 1480142 KW - Business and politics KW - Capitalism KW - Corporate governance KW - Financial crises KW - Financial institutions KW - Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 KW - Law and economics. KW - Liability (Law) KW - Liability (Law). KW - LAW / Business & Financial SN - 9780814777299 TI - Lawless Capitalism :The Subprime Crisis and the Case for an Economic Rule of Law / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814777299 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814777299 ER -