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Down the Road to Perdition: How the Flaws of Basel II Led to the Collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers University of Connecticut OpenCommons@UConn Connecticut Insurance Law Journal School of Law 2011 Down the Road to Perdition: How the Flaws of Basel II Led to the Collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers John F. Rosato Follow this and additional works at: https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cilj Recommended Citation Rosato, John F., "Down the Road to Perdition: How the Flaws of Basel II Led to the Collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers" (2011). Connecticut Insurance Law Journal. 86. https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cilj/86 CONNECTICUT INSURANCE LAW JOURNAL Volume 17, Number 2 Spring 2011 University of Connecticut School of Law Hartford, Connecticut Connecticut Insurance Law Journal (ISSN 1081-9436) is published at least twice a year by the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal Association at the University of Connecticut School of Law. 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