Failed : what the "experts" got wrong about the global economy / Mark Weisbrot.
By: Weisbrot, Mark.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015Description: xv, 293 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780195170184 (hbk.).Subject(s): International Monetary Fund | Economic forecasting | Economic policy | Financial crises -- European Union countries | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic PolicyGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 330.94/0561 Summary: "Ties together some of the most important economic developments of recent years, with the common theme that they have been widely misunderstood and in some cases almost completely ignored"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Why did the Eurozone end up with an unemployment rate more than twice than that of the United States and six years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Was crisis in the Eurozone inevitable? What caused the prolonged economic failure experienced by the majority of the world's low- and middle-income countries at the end of the 20th century? Failed analyzes and ties together some of the most important economic developments of recent years with the common theme that they have been widely misunderstood and in some cases almost completely ignored. A central argument of Failed is that there are always viable alternatives to prolonged economic failure. Author Mark Weisbrot shows that political agendas are often the root cause of avoidable financial crises and drawing on lessons learned from previous crises, recessions, and subsequent recovers can prevent further failures in the future"-- Provided by publisher.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-274) and index.
"Ties together some of the most important economic developments of recent years, with the common theme that they have been widely misunderstood and in some cases almost completely ignored"-- Provided by publisher.
"Why did the Eurozone end up with an unemployment rate more than twice than that of the United States and six years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Was crisis in the Eurozone inevitable? What caused the prolonged economic failure experienced by the majority of the world's low- and middle-income countries at the end of the 20th century? Failed analyzes and ties together some of the most important economic developments of recent years with the common theme that they have been widely misunderstood and in some cases almost completely ignored. A central argument of Failed is that there are always viable alternatives to prolonged economic failure. Author Mark Weisbrot shows that political agendas are often the root cause of avoidable financial crises and drawing on lessons learned from previous crises, recessions, and subsequent recovers can prevent further failures in the future"-- Provided by publisher.