The 2008 financial crisis: from genesis to apocalypse

Free-market economics, a product of financial deregulation since the 1980s, has experienced an almost limitless boom. Its ideological bases was that of “market efficiency,” or the “invisible hand,” which were assumed to regulate transactions perfectly. The crisis that exploded in the summer of 2007...

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Autor: Cobbaut, Robert
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Data de publicação:2026
País:Ecuador
Recursos:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Repositório:Revista Mundos Plurales
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Palavra-chave:crisis financiera 2008
finanzas de mercado
desregulación financiera
keynesianismo
financial crisis of 2008
free market economics
financial deregulation
Keynesianism
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spelling The 2008 financial crisis: from genesis to apocalypseCrisis financiera de 2008: de la génesis al apocalipsisCobbaut, Robertcrisis financiera 2008finanzas de mercadodesregulación financierakeynesianismofinancial crisis of 2008free market economicsfinancial deregulationKeynesianismFree-market economics, a product of financial deregulation since the 1980s, has experienced an almost limitless boom. Its ideological bases was that of “market efficiency,” or the “invisible hand,” which were assumed to regulate transactions perfectly. The crisis that exploded in the summer of 2007 led by the autumn of 2008 to a situation that qualified as apocalyptic. The underlying conditions and the necessary means to arrive at a durable solution do not consist in the improvement of the existing financial system, but rather in questioning the inherent empowerment of free market economics.Las «finanzas de mercado», producto de la desregulación financiera de los años 80, experimentaron un auge casi ilimitado. Su base ideológica era la «eficiencia del mercado», es decir, la «mano invisible», que se suponía que debía regular perfectamente las transacciones. La crisis que estalló en el verano de 2007 desembocó en una situación que puede calificarse de apocalíptica en el otoño de 2008. Las condiciones de fondo y las modalidades necesarias para una solución duradera no consisten en mejorar el sistema existente, sino en cuestionar las condiciones mismas de la autonomización de los mercados.FLACSO - Sede Ecuador2026-05-13info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/mundosplurales/article/view/681510.17141/mundosplurales.1.2026.6815Mundos Plurales - Revista Latinoamericana de Políticas y Acción Pública; Vol. 13 No. 1 (2026): Revista Latinoamericana de Políticas y Acción Pública; 12-24Mundos Plurales - Revista Latinoamericana de Políticas y Acción Pública; Vol. 13 Núm. 1 (2026): Revista Latinoamericana de Políticas y Acción Pública; 12-242661-90751390-919310.17141/mundosplurales.1.2026reponame:Revista Mundos Pluralesinstname:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Socialesinstacron:FLACSOspahttps://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/mundosplurales/article/view/6815/5454Derechos de autor 2026 Robert Cobbauthttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2026-05-13T13:26:38Zoai:revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/6815Portal de revistashttps://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/mundospluralesInstitución privadahttps://www.flacso.edu.ec..Ecuador.2661-90751390-9193opendoar:02026-08-09T09:56:35.191414Revista Mundos Plurales - Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Socialestrue
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The 2008 financial crisis: from genesis to apocalypse
Crisis financiera de 2008: de la génesis al apocalipsis
title The 2008 financial crisis: from genesis to apocalypse
spellingShingle The 2008 financial crisis: from genesis to apocalypse
Cobbaut, Robert
crisis financiera 2008
finanzas de mercado
desregulación financiera
keynesianismo
financial crisis of 2008
free market economics
financial deregulation
Keynesianism
title_short The 2008 financial crisis: from genesis to apocalypse
title_full The 2008 financial crisis: from genesis to apocalypse
title_fullStr The 2008 financial crisis: from genesis to apocalypse
title_full_unstemmed The 2008 financial crisis: from genesis to apocalypse
title_sort The 2008 financial crisis: from genesis to apocalypse
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cobbaut, Robert
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv crisis financiera 2008
finanzas de mercado
desregulación financiera
keynesianismo
financial crisis of 2008
free market economics
financial deregulation
Keynesianism
topic crisis financiera 2008
finanzas de mercado
desregulación financiera
keynesianismo
financial crisis of 2008
free market economics
financial deregulation
Keynesianism
description Free-market economics, a product of financial deregulation since the 1980s, has experienced an almost limitless boom. Its ideological bases was that of “market efficiency,” or the “invisible hand,” which were assumed to regulate transactions perfectly. The crisis that exploded in the summer of 2007 led by the autumn of 2008 to a situation that qualified as apocalyptic. The underlying conditions and the necessary means to arrive at a durable solution do not consist in the improvement of the existing financial system, but rather in questioning the inherent empowerment of free market economics.
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