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The Global Minotaur: America, The True Origins Of The Financial Crisis And The Future Of The World Economy (2011)

by Yanis Varoufakis(Favorite Author)

4.13 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1780320140 (ISBN13: 9781780320144)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Zed Books

review 1: Very informative book, in which the author, apart from showing us facts of where the world is now, economically speaking, also gives us his theory of why and how we got here.Although I was not entirely convinced by his Global Plan and Global Minotaur theories, I have to admit that he makes a strong case for how Japan and Germany came to rise as very strong economies.I will probably read it again soon, as some of the economic concepts didn't really sink in, me being somewhat new to this whole economy business.Finally, I'll just mention that the book is written in a clear and enjoyable style, with references to popular culture (the Matrix movie, for instance), which should make the economic discussion more easy to follow for a layman.
review 2: A book that everyo... morene interested in the history of economics and todays crisis should read.The author is describing in a brilliant and analytical way the interactions that shaped the economy during last century. The only black spot in his book is the introduction. The author belongs to the left-wing political spectrum. As a result in the introduction he describes extensively the marxist approach for the causes of the crisis. Although the rest of the book has nothing to do with marxist economics, I think the author could avoid this extensive description. I am not judging whether it is correct or wrong. I just think that in an era where a very bizarre form of post-modern liberalism is dominating global economics and politics by deamonizing any different approach, the key point is to pass your message. And refering so much to deamonized ideas I am not sure that helps towards this direction. less

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