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China and the Mortgaging of America

Economic Interdependence and Domestic Politics

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  • © 2010

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Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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In 2008, the economic relationship between the United States and China almost collapsed due to a crisis at two American mortgage corporations, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This book explains how that crisis came about, and analyzes the consequences and implications.

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  • University of Cambridge, UK

    Helen Thompson

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HELEN THOMPSON is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK. Her most recent book is Might, Right, Prosperity and Consent: Representative Democracy and the International Economy 1919-2001.

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