How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes
Published on 5. May 2010
256 pages
978-0-470-76800-6 (ISBN)
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How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes uses illustration,humor, and accessible storytelling to explain complex topics ofeconomic growth and monetary systems. In it, economic expert andbestselling author of Crash Proof, Peter Schiff teams up with hisbrother Andrew to apply their signature "take no prisoners" logicto expose the glaring fallacies that have become so ingrained inour country?s economic conversation.
Inspired by How an Economy Grows and Why It Doesn?t?apreviously published book by the Schiffs? father Irwin, a widelypublished economist and activist?How an Economy Grows and Why ItCrashes incorporates the spirit of the original whiletackling the latest economic issues.With wit and humor, the Schiffsexplain the roots of economic growth, the uses of capital, thedestructive nature of consumer credit, the source of inflation, theimportance of trade, savings, and risk, and many other topicalprinciples of economics.
The tales told here may appear simple of the surface, but theywill leave you with a powerful understanding of How an EconomyGrows and Why it Crashes.
Inspired by How an Economy Grows and Why It Doesn?t?apreviously published book by the Schiffs? father Irwin, a widelypublished economist and activist?How an Economy Grows and Why ItCrashes incorporates the spirit of the original whiletackling the latest economic issues.With wit and humor, the Schiffsexplain the roots of economic growth, the uses of capital, thedestructive nature of consumer credit, the source of inflation, theimportance of trade, savings, and risk, and many other topicalprinciples of economics.
The tales told here may appear simple of the surface, but theywill leave you with a powerful understanding of How an EconomyGrows and Why it Crashes.
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Peter D. Schiff is the bestselling author of Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit from the Economic Collapse and The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets. This is his first collaboration with his brother Andrew J. Schiff, a recognized expert in economic and financial communications.
Content
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.
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.
