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Unchecked and Unbalanced
Arnold Kling
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Description for Unchecked and Unbalanced
Hardback. Series: Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
In Unchecked and Unbalanced, Arnold Kling provides a blueprint for those who are skeptical of political and financial elitism. At the heart of Kling's argument is the growing discrepancy between two phenomena: knowledge is becoming more diffuse, while political power is becoming more concentrated. Kling sees this knowledge/power discrepancy at the heart of the financial crisis of 2008. Financial industry executives and regulatory officials lacked the ability to fathom the complexity of the system that had emerged. And, in response, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, said that they required still more power, ... Read more
In Unchecked and Unbalanced, Arnold Kling provides a blueprint for those who are skeptical of political and financial elitism. At the heart of Kling's argument is the growing discrepancy between two phenomena: knowledge is becoming more diffuse, while political power is becoming more concentrated. Kling sees this knowledge/power discrepancy at the heart of the financial crisis of 2008. Financial industry executives and regulatory officials lacked the ability to fathom the complexity of the system that had emerged. And, in response, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, said that they required still more power, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Series
Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442201248
SKU
V9781442201248
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About Arnold Kling
Arnold Kling was an economist on the staff of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 1980-1986 and served as a senior economist at Freddie Mac from 1986-1994.
Reviews for Unchecked and Unbalanced
This is essential reading on the political dangers facing us today and the risk of excess centralization. Arnold Kling is one of my favorite commentators.
Tyler Cowen, Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics, George Mason University, and general director, Mercatus Center If it seems to you as if politicians and government officials are getting dumber, Arnold Kling has the ... Read more
Tyler Cowen, Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics, George Mason University, and general director, Mercatus Center If it seems to you as if politicians and government officials are getting dumber, Arnold Kling has the ... Read more