The road to recovery how and why economic policy must change
BRenowned economist Andrew Smithers offers prescriptive advice and economic theory on avoiding the next financial crisis/b In The Road to Recovery, Andrew Smithers'one of a handful of respected economists to have accurately predicted the most recent global financial crisis'argues that the...
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Chichester, West Sussex
Wiley
2013
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| Summary: | BRenowned economist Andrew Smithers offers prescriptive advice and economic theory on avoiding the next financial crisis/b In The Road to Recovery, Andrew Smithers'one of a handful of respected economists to have accurately predicted the most recent global financial crisis'argues that the neoclassical consensus governing global economic decision-making must be revised in order to avoid the next financial collapse. He argues that the current low interest rates and budget deficits have prevented the recession becoming a depression but that those policies cannot be continuously repeated and a new consensus for action must be found. He offers practical guidance on reducing government, household, and business debt; changing the economic incentives for the management class that currently inhibit long-term growth; and rebalancing national economies both internally and externally. Further, he explains how central bankers must broaden the economic theories that guide their decisions to include the major factors of debt and asset prices./ ulliOffers practical, real-world economic policies for restructuring and rebalancing the global economic system/liliPresents a modern economic theory for preventing the next collapse/liliIdeal for economists, investors, fund managers, and central bankers/liliWritten by an economist described by the legendary Barton Biggs as "one of the five best, most dispassionate, erudite analysts in the world"/li/ul As the global economy continues the long climb out of recession, it's imperative that central bankers and other economic decision-makers not repeat the mistakes of the past. iThe Road to Recovery/i offers prescriptive guidance on redesigning an economic system that is healthy, stable, and beneficial to all |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 1118515668 9781118515679 9781118745243 9781118515693 1118515692 1118515676 1118745248 9781118515662 |