The World is Curved - Couverture souple

Smick, David M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0462099776 ISBN 13 : 9780462099774

Editeur : Marshall Cavendish, 2009

Synopsis

Why did a relatively minor problem in the US subprime mortgage market nearly collapse the entire global financial system? Financial insider David Smick argues that the Credit Crunch exposed a thicket of hidden problems that is now threatening the entire global economy. Global financial markets have become a giant cauldron of uncertainty. Central bankers are losing power; China is out of control; pensions and money market funds are at risk; and worldwide class warfare and protectionism are rising. Today s raging financial system is a house of cards a lot closer to collapsing than most people realise. Picking up from where Thomas L. Friedman s The World is Flat left off, Smick focuses on the globalisation of finance and how today s risky and bumpy environment came about. He provides an insider s perspective on the financial crisis and the potential nightmare scenarios of the future. The subprime crisis was just the beginning...

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Smick is an economics advisor who has worked with the world s leading financial institutions. He is also the editor of The International Economy journal. He lives in Washington DC, USA

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Marshall Cavendish
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0462099776
• ISBN 13: 9780462099774
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
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