The age of turbulence : adventures in a new world.- Greenspan, Alan

Allen Lane. 2007. Greenspan, Alan 1926-, Greenspan, Alan 1926-, Greenspan, Alan 1926-., Since 1945, Government economists - United States - Biography., Economic history., Government economists., Globalization - Economic aspects., Economic policy., International economic relations., Economic policy., International economic relations., Globalization - Economic aspects., Economic policy., International economic relations., Globalization - Economic aspects., Economic policy., International economic relations., Large type books., United States - Economic conditions - 1945-, United States., Electronic books., Illustrated 25 cm. 531 pages : illustrations. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Idioma Inglés. Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Contents 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 . ISBN: 9780713999822; 0713999829