Includes bibliographical references (pages [234]-249) and index.
Contents
Prologue : One of many -- Introduction : System failure -- pt. 1. That was then ... -- ch. 1. Boom and bust -- ch. 2. Foundations -- ch. 3. Bubbling under -- ch. 4. The death of equities -- pt. 2. ... this is now -- ch. 5. Countdown -- ch. 6. The number is born -- ch. 7. Options -- ch. 8. Accountants at the trough -- ch. 9. Archaeologists and detectives -- ch. 10. Frenzy -- ch. 11. Truth -- Conclusion: Look both ways -- appendix 1. Accrual versus cash accounting -- appendix 2. Balance sheets and income statements -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.