As Jeff Madrick makes clear, the single-minded pursuit of huge personal wealth has been on the rise in the United States since the 1970s, led by a few individuals who argue that self-interest guides society more effectively than community concerns. In telling the stories of these politicians,...

Populärwissenschaftliches Werk eines Wirtschaftswissenschaftlers aus Athen mit internationalen Lehrerfahrungen. Er interpretiert die Finanzkrise anhand der Geschichte der internationalen Finanzpolitik seit 1929. Im Mittelpunkt seiner Erklärung steht die Aussenwirtschaftspolitik der USA, erst...

This book is devoted to the analysis of the three main financial crises that have marked this century: 2001 Argentina’s defaulting on its external debt, the American subprime crisis in 2008, and the current European debt crisis in Europe. The book pursues three major objectives: firstly, to...