Bernie Madoff and the Crisis: The Public Trial of Capitalism

Eren is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, LaGuardia Community College. Colleen P.

Rooting her argument in critical sociology, Colleen P. Turning the mirror back onto society, Eren locates Madoff within a broader reckoning about free market capitalism. Bernie Madoff and the Crisis goes beyond purely investigative accounts to examine how and why Madoff became the epicenter of public fury and titillation. Economic upheaval had plunged America into a horrid recession. Bernie Madoff's arrest could not have come at a more darkly poetic moment. She argues that our ideological and cultural tendencies to attribute blame to individualsbe they regulators, victims, or "monsters" like Madoffdistracts us from more systemic critiques. A father turned in by his sons

"Beautifully written" according to Amazon Customer. This book is a beautifully written, probing exploration that reaches the heart of an important question: What can we learn about neoliberal capitalism, its mythic underpinnings and flaws, that was missed or covered up in the outpouring of public reaction and rage to one man’s massive Ponzi scheme at a time when the world’s economy was itself crumbling? While avoiding reductionistic explanations, Eren analyzes contemporary news reportage and commentary to tease apart the deeply embedded cultural factors . Customer said A fantastic depiction of the crisis. A fantastic depiction of the crisis, and the regulatory framework that failed to stop it! As the 10th anniversary of the great recession nears, this is a great book to get a strong sense of the origins of one of the most notorious financial crimes of all time, and the Wall Street risk taking culture that precipitates them!. "easily readable analysis of Bernie Madoff and his contribution to" according to Amazon Customer. An insightful, easily readable analysis of Bernie Madoff and his contribution to the crisis. Recommend it highly!

An easy read, and an informative one as we continue to sift through the ashes of the financial crisis and our societal stance on white collar crime." (Michael Levi Cardiff University and author of The Phantom Capitalists and Regulating Fraud)"Eren provides the first investigation of why the crimes of Wall Street and Madoffthough economically and legally dissimilarwere culturally inseparable to the public. Eren makes a notable contribution to the literature on financial crime, as well as our understanding of the