Includes index.

The financial world explained -- What is the credit crunch? -- The good times -- Reckless lending -- The crisis begins -- A community hit -- The crisis spreads -- Government rescue plans -- Governments take over -- Cutting interest and cutting taxes -- From Wall Street to Main Street -- The stock markets react -- Cars feel the pinch -- China and the credit crunch -- Iceland and the credit crunch -- Parallels-the Wall Street crash -- The future.