Greenspan, Alan, 1926-

The age of turbulence : adventures in a new world / Alan Greenspan. - New York : Penguin Press, 2007. - 531 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [510]-512) and index.

Introduction. - 1. City kid. - 2. The making of an economist. - 3. Economics meets politics. - 4. Private citizen. - 5. Black Monday. - 6. The fall of the wall. - 7. A Democrat's agenda. - 8. Irrational exuberance. - 9. Millennium fever. - 10. Downturn. - 11. The nation challenged. - 12. The universals of economic growth. - 13. The modes of capitalism. - 14. The choices that await China. - 15. The tigers and the elephant. - 16. Russia's sharp elbows. - 17. Latin America and populism. - 18. Current accounts and debt. - 19. Globalization and regulation. - 20. The "conundrum". - 21. Education and income inequality. - 22. The world retires. But can it afford to? - 23. Corporate governance. - 24. The long-term energy squeeze. - 25. The Delphic future. - Acknowledgments. - A note on sources. - Index.

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Greenspan, Alan 1926-


Government economists--United States--Biography.
Government economists


United States--Economic conditions--1945-

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