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After the New Economy
Doug Henwood
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Description for After the New Economy
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
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Rarely a day went by in the dizzy 1990s without some well-paid pundit heralding the triumphant arrival of a “New Economy.” According to these financial mavens, an unprecedented technological and organizational revolution had extinguished the threat of recession forever. Though much of the rhetoric sounds ridiculous today, few analysts have explored how the New Economy moment emerged from deep within America’s economic and ideological machinery—instead, they’ve preferred to treat it as an episode of mass delusion.
Now, with customary irreverence and acuity, journalist Doug Henwood dissects the New Economy, arguing that the delirious optimism was actually a manic set of variations ... Read more
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781565849839
SKU
V9781565849839
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99-15
About Doug Henwood
Doug Henwood is the editor of Left Business Observer and the author of Wall Street: How It Works and for Whom and After the New Economy (The New Press). He hosts the weekly radio show Behind the News on KPFA, Berkeley. He lives in New York City.
Reviews for After the New Economy
"What’s appealing about economist-provocateur Doug Henwood’s After the New Economy is its combination of starchy financial analysis and hip, punk rock snarkiness. . . . After reading this brilliant book, it’s hard to resist his playful but serious enthusiasm." —San Francisco Bay Guardian "Takes a skeptical look at the concept of `globalization,’while also challenging some of the dogmas of ... Read more