This was a crisis of growth models, unmasking attempts to inflate economic growth through financial wizardry and to sustain growth through public or private debt, as was being tried in respectively the American and the European economy.
Tegemist oli kasvumudelite kriisiga, mis tõi päevavalgele püüded elavdada majanduskasvu finantstrikkidega ning säilitada kasvu avaliku ja erasektori võla abil, mida prooviti nii Ameerika kui ka Euroopa majanduses.