Who's in Charge Here?: How Governments Are Failing the World Economy (an eSpecial from Riverhead Books)

by Alan Beattie

Overview

From the author of False Economy, a brief, incisive look into the pitfalls of the world economy, and those who run the show.

In a short, brilliant, and unsparing examination of government-- from the age of the empire to our current systems-- Alan Beattie takes us through the intricacies of the contemporary economic world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101577424
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/01/2012
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	77
File size:	263 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

As International Economy Editor of the Financial Times and author of the bestselling False Economy, Alan Beattie writes about economic globalization, trade, development, and aid. Before joining the Financial Times, he was an economist at the Bank of England. He holds degrees from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge in history and economics, respectively. He lives in Washington, DC.

Table of Contents

1.Introduction 2.How many divisions has the Pope got? 3.Partisan paralysis and polder politics 4.Brics without straw

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