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Author: Nouriel Roubini ,
Stephen Mihm (University of Georgia)
Publisher: Penguin Press
Imprint: Penguin Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 3.80cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.612kg
ISBN: 9781594202506
ISBN 10: 1594202508
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 11 May 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A succinct, lucid and compelling account of the causes and consequences of the great meltdown of 2008 --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times <br><br> A rigorous yet highly readable look at why booms and busts occur and how to keep them from wreaking havoc on the real economy -- Bloomberg <br><br> A succinct, lucid and compelling account of the causes and consequences of the great meltdown of 2008... essential reading for anyone interested in getting a crisp, if opinionated, overview of how the global financial system seized up in the fall of 2008 and what may happen in the months and years to come if serious reforms and new regulations are not embraced. --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times <br><br> A rigorous yet highly readable look at why booms and busts occur and how to keep them from wreaking havoc on the real economy.-- Bloomberg <br><br> An impressive, timely argument on behalf of transparency and stability for a financial system conspicuously lacking both. -- Kirkus Reviews <br><br>
A succinct, lucid and compelling account of the causes and consequences of the great meltdown of 2008 <br> -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times <br><br> A rigorous yet highly readable look at why booms and busts occur and how to keep them from wreaking havoc on the real economy <br> -Bloomberg
Author Information
Nouriel Roubini is a professor of economics at New York University's Stern School of Business. He has extensive senior policy experience in the federal government, having served from1998 to 2000 in the White House and the U.S. Treasury. He is the founder and chairman of Roubini Global Economics, an economic and financial consulting firm, regularly attends and presents his views at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, and other international forums, and is an adviser to central bankers around the world.<br>Stephen Mihm writes on economic and historical topics for The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe, and other publications. The recipient of numerous fellowships, he was the Newcomen Postdoctoral Fellow in Business at Harvard Business School from 2003 to 2004. He is currently an associate professor of history at the University of Georgia, where he teaches courses on American political, cultural, and economic history.
