The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01LZZMBYL |
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| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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In his analysis, and in his core mission of keeping inflation in check, he was a maestro indeed, and hailed as such. Mallaby's story lands with both feet on the great crash which did so much to damage Alan Greenspan's reputation. As the most influential economic statesman of his age, Greenspan spent a lifetime grappling with a momentous shift: the transformation of finance from the fixed and regulated system of the post-war era to the free-for-all of the past quarter century. He had pressed for greater regulation of some key areas of finance over the years, and had gotten nowhere. His memoirs sold for record sums to publishers around the world. Sebastian Mallaby's magisterial biography of Alan Greenspan, the product of over five years of research based on untrammeled access to his subject and his closest professional and personal intimates, brings into vivid focus the mysterious point where the government and the economy meet. This led to a perch on the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and then to a dazzling array of business and government roles, from which the path to the Fed was relatively clear. A close reading of Greenspan's life provides fascinating answers to these questions, answers whose lessons we would do well to heed
R. Anthony said A book for the times. THE MAN WHO KNEW is the perfect book for this time in our country's history. Mr. Mallaby's book is a thorough review of the Fed System, including FOMC deliberations, the materiality of politics that impact Fed decisions and the politics of arm twisting that are so prevalent in this arena.What makes this book so very compelling is associated with the vast swath of disciplines incorporated to truly forge a comprehensive, thoughtful, balan. "Terrific book about a towering figure of the last Terrific book about a towering figure of the last 40 plus years. Narut Ujnat Allen Greenspan is a towering figure in American lives for the last 30 plus years whether people really to or not. When I saw this book, I thought I would pass because I had read Greenspan's autobiography (which was well done). However, after listening to Mallaby in an interview and reading the many positive reviews, I wanted to read this bookThis is a terrifically well written book. The subject is infinitely interesting. Why? Greenspan. 0 plus years." according to Narut Ujnat. Allen Greenspan is a towering figure in American lives for the last Terrific book about a towering figure of the last Terrific book about a towering figure of the last 40 plus years. Narut Ujnat Allen Greenspan is a towering figure in American lives for the last 30 plus years whether people really to or not. When I saw this book, I thought I would pass because I had read Greenspan's autobiography (which was well done). However, after listening to Mallaby in an interview and reading the many positive reviews, I wanted to read this bookThis is a terrifically well written book. The subject is infinitely interesting. Why? Greenspan. 0 plus years. Allen Greenspan is a towering figure in American lives for the last 30 plus years whether people really to or not. When I saw this book, I thought I would pass because I had read Greenspan's autobiography (which was well done). However, after listening to Mallaby in an interview and reading the many positive reviews, I wanted to read this bookThis is a terrifically well written book. The subject is infinitely interesting. Why? Greenspan. 0 plus years whether people really to or not. When I saw this book, I thought I would pass because I had read Greenspan's autobiography (which was well done). However, after listening to Mallaby in an interview and reading the many positive reviews, I wanted to read this bookThis is a terrifically well written book. The subject is infinitely interesting. Why? Greenspan. "The flaw" according to J. Werner. This is my second book by Mallaby. I enjoyed it equally as well.It's rather clear Greenspan's brilliance and desire for greatness led him to his chairmanship of the Federal Reserve. But his core beliefs as refined by Rand never allowed him to get beyond his central conflict. This libertarian had to wrestle daily with the philosophical and real contradictions in his work wrapped in free markets and central banking. Maybe this was the fla