TY - BOOK AU - Freedman,Jeri T2 - In the news SN - 9781435835870 (lib. bdg.) : AV - HB3722 U1 - 330.973 CY - New York KW - Financial crises KW - United States KW - sears KW - Economic policy KW - Economic conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What is the economy? -- Factors that affect the economy -- The crash of 2008 -- Bubbles and crashes -- Recovery N2 - Describes the current economic crisis in the United States, including the circumstances surrounding the crisis, how it affected both the national economy and the individual, and methods of gradual recovery ER -