Origins of the Financial Crisis

The Economist has started to run a five part series on the origin of the 2008 financial crisis in a section called the Schools Brief.  The Schools Brief is a long running occasional series in which the writers of the Economist break down an issue for use in schools - originally to help British students do well on their "leaving exams".  Keep an eye on the Economist web site for the other four parts of the series.

This is the link for part two on the Dangers of Debt.

This is the link for part three on how the crisis changed Central Banking.

This is the link for part four on the debate between Stimulus and Austerity.

This is the link for part five on how Making Banks Safe.