This book describes the irrational life of Soviet producers, the monstrous deprivation of Soviet consumers, and the ideological origins of the Soviet economy that have resulted in a system unable to bear the weight of being a superpower.
Analyzes Asia's financial meltdown and its impact on the world, tracing the boom-bust cycle of the Asian economies, critiquing the continent's development strategies and speculating on the future of the region
Presents a sobering account of the global financial collapse that has pushed the world economy toward a major recession, identifying what the author believes to be the sources of the collapse while making cautionary predictions about a ...
Hot and spicy foods are the rage of the '90s and Meltdown! is the hottest book yet from the center of the heat, the National Fiery Foods Show. This is...
Discusses the economic crisis, claiming that government regulation and manipulation caused the financial downturn in real estate and that further regulation and government bailouts will make the situation worse.
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER, now with a new introduction! In clear, no-nonsense terms, Woods explains what led up to the 2008 economic crisis, who was really to blame, and the dangers of government bailouts. Includes a foreword by Ron Paul.
Jevons, W. Stanley (1911). ... In the words of its political architects, US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and UK Chancellor of the Exchequeur Gordon Brown, “we must do more...to limit swings of booms and bust that destroy hope and ...
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This is a wonderful book."--Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better A crash on the Washington, D.C. metro system. An accidental overdose in a state-of-the-art hospital. An overcooked holiday meal.
Meltdown investigates and recreates the dramatic events behind the most notorious nuclear accidents in history, as well as those shrouded in secrecy.
This book examines the science behind such a massive disaster and looks back at the people who experienced an unprecedented trifecta of destruction.
For amiable City trader Jimmy Corby money was the new Rock n' Roll.
Toni wakes up in the hospital only to discover that everyone around her believes her name is Denise, and that she is losing her mind when she tries to tell them of an Omega invasion.
"A crash on the Washington, D.C. metro system.
As glaciers melt so do the vast swaths of permafrost environments that thrive in their surroundings, where thawingmillenary terrain rich in ice but also in methane gas captured hundreds of thousands of years ago, is now released into the ...
As the new Obama administration inevitably calls for more regulations, Woods argues that the only way to rebuild our economy is by returning to the fundamentals of capitalism and letting the free market work.
When Cruz bought her home in 2004, approximately one out of five new mortgages was originated in the subprime market, ... “Subprime Mortgages. ... The Subprime Virus: Reckless Credit, Regulatory Failure, and Next Steps.
This book examines the science behind such a massive disaster and looks back at the people who experienced an unprecedented trifecta of destruction.
Eighteen-year-old Danny Watts and his grandfather Fergus, an ex-SAS explosives expert, travel to England, Spain, and Germany, in a life-or-death race to save the population from the spread of a lethal new drug that has been unleashed by ...
A ground-breaking big-ideas book exploring failure in business, government, and life - from the winners of the 2015 Financial Times/McKinsey Bracken-Bower prize.