Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy by Dean Baker - ISBN: 9780981576992
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Argues not only that competent economists should have recognized the developing housing bubble, but also that policy makers and the media cheerfully neglected those economists who did predict danger. Dean Baker doesn’t engage in 20-20 hindsight, but documents the fundamental policy changes since 198…

Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy

The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy

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    184 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2018

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Summary

For the second time this decade, the U.S. economy id sinking into a recession due to the collapse of a financial bubble. The most recent calamity will lead to a downturn deeper and longer than the stock market crash of 2001.Dean Baker’s Plunder and Blunder chronicles the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explains how policy blunders and greed led to the catastrophic –but completely predictable –market meltdowns. An expert guide to recent economic history, Baker offers p…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780981576992
ISBN-10:0981576990
Author:Dean Baker
Publisher:PoliPointPress, LLC
Imprint:PoliPointPress, LLC
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:184
Release Date:1 January 2018
Weight:250g
Dimensions:217mm x 142mm x 13mm
Series:Agency/distributed
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Critics Review

“Dean Baker warned us what was coming. Now we can read why Dean got it right when so many experts were blind. The story is intriguing—and deeply disturbing.” —William Greider, national affairs correspondent, The Nation, and author of Come Home, America

About The Author

Dean Baker

Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington DC. His weblog, “Beat the Press,” appears on the American Prospect website and features commentary on economic reporting.Baker’s columns have appeared in many major media outlets, including the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, and the London Financial Times. He is frequently cited in economics reporting in major media outlets, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNBC, and National Public Radio.

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