Flurry of new books explain the financial crisis [McClatchy Newspapers]

Too Big to Save?” — As the chairman of MFS Investment Management, author Robert Pozen has a keen sense of global finance. The subtitle explains his mission, “How to Fix the U.S. Financial System.” Tackles all things technical, from insurance-like credit default swaps to money markets and short selling of stocks … A tough but valuable read for anyone who’s interested in how America gets out of its financial mess. Should be required reading on Capitol Hill.

GMU’s Tyler Cowen on “Too Big To Save”

Professor Tyler Cowen reviews *Too Big to Save*, by Robert Pozen:

“Robert Pozen’s Too Big to Save: How to Fix the U.S. Financial System is the single best source for figuring out what happened. It is the go-to book if you are a non-specialist and want to understand: how credit default swaps work, the significance of Basel II, mark-to-market, how the various Fed bailouts operated, the meaning of the toxic asset plans, and many other matters.”