How an economy grows and why it crashes / Peter D. Schiff and Andrew Schiff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schiff, Peter D., 1963-

Contributor:

Schiff, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Business cycles.

Financial crises.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes uses illustration, humor, and accessible storytelling to explain complex topics of economic growth and monetary systems. In it, economic expert and bestselling author of Crash Proof, Peter Schiff teams up with his brother Andrew to apply their signature ""take no prisoners"" logic to expose the glaring fallacies that have become so ingrained in our country?s economic conversation. Inspired by How an Economy Grows and Why It Doesn?t?a previously published book by the Schiffs? father Irwin, a widely published economist and activist?How a

Contents:

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: AN IDEA IS BORN; CHAPTER 2: SHARING THE WEALTH; CHAPTER 3: THE MANY USES OF CREDIT; CHAPTER 4: ECONOMIC EXPANSION; CHAPTER 5: PROSPERITY LOVES COMPANY; CHAPTER 6: PUT IT IN THE VAULT; CHAPTER 7: INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRADE; CHAPTER 8: A REPUBLIC IS BORN; CHAPTER 9: GOVERNMENT GETS CREATIVE; CHAPTER 10: SHRINKING FISH; CHAPTER 11: A LIFELINE FROM AFAR; CHAPTER 12: THE SERVICE SECTOR STEPS UP; CHAPTER 13: CLOSING THE FISH WINDOW; CHAPTER 14: THE HUT GLUT; CHAPTER 15: THE HUT RUT; CHAPTER 16: STEPPING ON THE GAS

CHAPTER 17: THE FISH HIT THE FANEPILOGUE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613678447

9780470768006

0470768002

9781280767678

1280767677

9780470767955

0470767952

OCLC:

630543851