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Concept that certain corporations or financial institutions are so large and interconnected that their failure would be disastrous to the greater economic system, and that they therefore must be supported by government when facing potential failure
"Too big to fail" (TBTF) is a theory in banking and finance that asserts that certain corporations, particularly financial institutions, are so large and so interconnected that their failure would be disastrous to the greater economic system, and therefore should be supported by government when they face potential failure. The colloquial term "too big to fail" was popularized by U.S. Wikipedia
