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As America saw all too vividly in 2008, the potential failure of a large bank presents vexing questions for policymakers. It poses significant risks to other financial institutions, to the financial system as a whole, to consumer and shareholder confidence, and to the economic order. Because of such fears, policymakers in many countries respond by protecting bank creditors from all or some of the losses they otherwise would face. Failing banks are labeled “too big to fail” (or TBTF). This important book examines the issues surrounding TBTF, explaining why it is a problem and presenting ways to deal with it more effectively.

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<p> In this clearly prophetic book, Gary H. Stern and Ron J. Feldman examine the too big tofail doctrine, and show how policymakers made the financial system riskier by implicitlypromising to bail out the biggest banking institutions. This book is recommended reading for anyone seriously interested in understanding the calculus of financial policymakers, financial system risk, and the tilted playing field that benefits huge, risky banks and their shareholders. -- getAbstract

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Gary H. Stern is president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Ron Feldman is senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Paul A. Volcker was chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987.

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