Economic Crisis
Background Information
| American marketplace: demographics and spending patterns |
REF HA 214. A 512 2007 |
| Concise Encyclopedia of Economics |
REF HB 61. C 647 2008 |
| International Financial Statistics |
REF HG 3881. I 6262 2007 |
| Encyclopedia of business and finance |
REF HF 1001. E 466 2007 |
| Vital Statistics on American Politics 2007-2008 |
REF JK 274. S 74 2008 |
Books
These books are located in the Regular Collection on the Fourth Floor. More books
on this topic can be found using the Library Catalog.
| Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism |
HC 106.7 P 52 2008 |
| High wire: the precarious financial lives of American families |
HC 106.83 G67 2008 |
| Origins of the Crash: the Great Bubble and its Undoing |
HB 3743. L 68 2004 |
| Stabilizing an Unstable Economy |
HB 3732. M 56 200 |
Journal Articles
Academic Search PremierA general database that can keep you up to date on the wide ranging effects of the
economic crisis, efforts to halt the crisis, and the origins of the crisis. Contains
newspaper, popular, and scholarly articles.
Business Source PremierA general business databases that can be used to locate information about the causes
of the economic crisis, business responses to the crisis, and more. Contains newspaper,
popular, and scholarly articles.
EconLit Full TextThis database contains articles by economists and other scholars on a wide range of
topics, and can be used to find the best information about the economy and economics.
LexisNexis AcademicA newspaper database that can keep you up to date on the government's response to
the economic crisis, how the American people are dealing with the crisis, and so on.
Web Sites
Economic Emergency Stabilization Act This is the Department of the Treasury's web site offering summaries and details about
the 2009 stimulus package, and other government economic stabilization initiatives.
Economic IndicatorsRegularly updated by the Census Bureau, this site can help you keep tabs on the economy
by checking current housing and food prices, quarterly financial reports from different
industries, construction spending, and more.
EconomicRecovery.govHosted by the Department of Commerce, this site is designed to inform visitors about
how they can cope with the economic crisis, foreclosure, and unemployment.
FinancialStability.govThis is the White House's web site about the 2009 stimulus package (the Economic Emergency
Stabilization Act). Its purpose is to inform the American people about the stimulus
plan and how its funding will be used. Site is still in its early stages, but information
will be posted as it becomes available.
