Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the Uses-and Misuses-of History
Barry Eichengreen
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Paperback. The Great Depression and the Great Recession are the two great economic crises of the past hundred years. In Hall of Mirrors, Barry Eichengreen draws on his unparalleled expertise for a brilliantly conceived dual-track account of the two crises and their consequences. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JMC; KCL; KCP; KCX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 638.
The two great financial crises of the past century are the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Recession, which began in 2008. Both occurred against the backdrop of sharp credit booms, dubious banking practices, and a fragile and unstable global financial system. When markets went into cardiac arrest in 2008, policymakers invoked the lessons of the Great Depression in attempting to avert the worst. While their response prevented a financial collapse and catastrophic depression like that of the 1930s, unemployment in the U.S. and Europe still rose to excruciating high levels. Pain and suffering were widespread. ... Read more
The two great financial crises of the past century are the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Recession, which began in 2008. Both occurred against the backdrop of sharp credit booms, dubious banking practices, and a fragile and unstable global financial system. When markets went into cardiac arrest in 2008, policymakers invoked the lessons of the Great Depression in attempting to avert the worst. While their response prevented a financial collapse and catastrophic depression like that of the 1930s, unemployment in the U.S. and Europe still rose to excruciating high levels. Pain and suffering were widespread. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190621070
SKU
V9780190621070
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About Barry Eichengreen
Barry Eichengreen is Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His previous books include Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, The Great Recession, and the Uses-and Misuses-of History, Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System and Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, ... Read more
Reviews for Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the Uses-and Misuses-of History
This is undoubtedly one of the best books on the history of economic policy-making to be published in the last half century. .. clear, compelling account of the Great Depression and the Great Recession.
Professor Brad Bratley Bateman (Randolph College), HETP Vol.2
Professor Brad Bratley Bateman (Randolph College), HETP Vol.2