Go behind the headlines to explore the wider background of news stories that are making a major impact across the world. In Global Financial Crisis, we look at how this situation arose, what was done about it and explore whether the measures worked. The books examines whether the current economic system makes sense, and whether it is fair. Is it sustainable in the future or are more crashes on the way? In a globalised economy, these questions affect everyone on the planet.

 

This book is part of a book series called Behind the News .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .

Philip Steele is an experienced author of history books for children.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Crunch and bust
• 2: The longer view
• 3: What went wrong?
• 4: Inside story: the home loans trap - Ohio USA 2008
• 5: The big questions
• 6: Does the system work?
• 7: Four economic theories: who was right?
• 8: The big questions
• 9: The problems with banks
• 10: Inside story: the bank crash - Lehman Brothers 2008
• 11: The big questions
• 12: Is austerity the answer?
• 13: Inside story: benefits cuts - Essex England 2013
• 14: The big questions
• 15: Going worldwide
• 16: Inside story: workers laid off - China 2008
• 18: Poverty and justice?
• 19: Inside story: social breakdown - Greece 2008-14
• 20: The big questions
• 17: The big questions