Schiff, Peter D., 1963-

How an economy grows and why it crashes : a tale / by Peter D. Schiff and Andrew Schiff ; illustrations by Brendan Leach. - Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley c2010. - xxii, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Machine generated contents note: Introduction. -- In the Beginning... -- Chapter 1: An Idea is Born. -- Chapter 2: Sharing the Wealth. -- Chapter 3: The Many Uses of Credit. -- Chapter 4: Economic Expansion. -- A Few Generations Later. -- Chapter 5: Prosperity loves Company. -- Chapter 6: Put it in the Vault. -- Chapter 7: Infrastructure and Trade. -- Chapter 8: A Republic is Born. -- A Few Generations Later. -- 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 -- A Few Generations Later. -- Chapter 17: The Fish Hit the Fan. -- Epilogue. -- Acknowledgments. -- About the Authors.

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Economic development.
Business cycles.
Financial crises.

338.542 / SCH 2010