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In Defense of Public Debt

by Barry Eichengreen, Asmaa El-Ganainy, Rui Esteves, Kris James Mitchener ...

A dive into the origins, management, and uses and misuses of sovereign debt through the ages. Public debts have exploded to levels unprecedented in modern history as governments responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis. Their dramatic rise has prompted apocalyptic warnings about the dangers of heavy debts—about the drag they will place on economic growth and the burden they ... Read more

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A dive into the origins, management, and uses and misuses of sovereign debt through the ages. Public debts have exploded to levels unprecedented in modern history as governments responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis. Their dramatic rise has prompted apocalyptic warnings about the dangers of heavy debts—about the drag they will place on economic growth and the burden they
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In Defense of Public Debt

by Barry Eichengreen, Rui Esteves, Kris James Mitchener, Asmaa El-Ganainy ...

Narrated by Perry Daniels ...

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Public debts have exploded to levels unprecedented in modern history as governments responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis. Their dramatic rise has prompted apocalyptic warnings about the dangers of heavy debts—about the drag they will place on economic growth and the burden they represent for future generations.Authors Barry Eichengreen, Asmaa El-Ganainy, Rui Esteves, and ... Read more

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Public debts have exploded to levels unprecedented in modern history as governments responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis. Their dramatic rise has prompted apocalyptic warnings about the dangers of heavy debts—about the drag they will place on economic growth and the burden they represent for future generations.Authors Barry Eichengreen, Asmaa El-Ganainy, Rui Esteves, and
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The Story of Work

A New History of Humankind

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The first truly global history of work, an upbeat assessment from the age of the hunter-gatherer to the present dayWe work because we have to, but also because we like it: from hunting-gathering over 700,000 years ago to the present era of zoom meetings, humans have always worked to make the world around them serve their needs.Jan Lucassen provides an inclusive history of humanity's busy labor ... Read more

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The first truly global history of work, an upbeat assessment from the age of the hunter-gatherer to the present dayWe work because we have to, but also because we like it: from hunting-gathering over 700,000 years ago to the present era of zoom meetings, humans have always worked to make the world around them serve their needs.Jan Lucassen provides an inclusive history of humanity's busy labor
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This Time Is Different

Eight Centuries of Financial Folly

by Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth Rogoff ...

Throughout history, rich and poor countries alike have been lending, borrowing, crashing--and recovering--their way through an extraordinary range of financial crises. Each time, the experts have chimed, "this time is different"--claiming that the old rules of valuation no longer apply and that the new situation bears little similarity to past disasters. With this breakthrough study, leading ... Read more

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Throughout history, rich and poor countries alike have been lending, borrowing, crashing--and recovering--their way through an extraordinary range of financial crises. Each time, the experts have chimed, "this time is different"--claiming that the old rules of valuation no longer apply and that the new situation bears little similarity to past disasters. With this breakthrough study, leading
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Exorbitant Privilege:The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System

The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System

by Barry Eichengreen ...

For more than half a century, the U.S. dollar has been not just America's currency but the world's. It is used globally by importers, exporters, investors, governments and central banks alike. Nearly three-quarters of all $100 bills circulate outside the United States. The dollar holdings of the Chinese government alone come to more than $1,000 per Chinese resident. This dependence on dollars, by ... Read more

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For more than half a century, the U.S. dollar has been not just America's currency but the world's. It is used globally by importers, exporters, investors, governments and central banks alike. Nearly three-quarters of all $100 bills circulate outside the United States. The dollar holdings of the Chinese government alone come to more than $1,000 per Chinese resident. This dependence on dollars, by
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Fragile by Design

The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit

by Charles W. Calomiris, Stephen Haber ...

Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
Why stable banking systems are so rareWhy are banking systems unstable in so many countries—but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic banking crises since 1840, while Canada has had none. The banking systems of Mexico and Brazil have not only been crisis prone but have provided miniscule amounts of credit to business enterprises and households.Analyzing the political and banking ... Read more

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Why stable banking systems are so rareWhy are banking systems unstable in so many countries—but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic banking crises since 1840, while Canada has had none. The banking systems of Mexico and Brazil have not only been crisis prone but have provided miniscule amounts of credit to business enterprises and households.Analyzing the political and banking
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Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods

by Barry Eichengreen ...

Series series Cairoli Lectures
Why the current Bretton Woods-like international financial system, featuring large current account deficits in the center country, the United States, and massive reserve accumulation by the periphery, is not sustainable.In Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods, Barry Eichengreen takes issue with the argument that today's international financial system is largely analogous to the ... Read more

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Why the current Bretton Woods-like international financial system, featuring large current account deficits in the center country, the United States, and massive reserve accumulation by the periphery, is not sustainable.In Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods, Barry Eichengreen takes issue with the argument that today's international financial system is largely analogous to the
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Greece's 'Odious' Debt

The Looting of the Hellenic Republic by the Euro, the Political Elite and the Investment Community

by Jason Manolopoulos ...

Series series Anthem Finance
For more information please visit the book website:http://greecesodiousdebt.anthempressblog.com/Jason Manolopoulos combines his experience of the global financial system, European politics and Greek society to demonstrate how one of the EU’s smaller countries played a catalytic role in a crisis that threatens the future of the euro, and possibly even of the European Union itself.</... ... Read more

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For more information please visit the book website:http://greecesodiousdebt.anthempressblog.com/Jason Manolopoulos combines his experience of the global financial system, European politics and Greek society to demonstrate how one of the EU’s smaller countries played a catalytic role in a crisis that threatens the future of the euro, and possibly even of the European Union itself.</...
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How Global Currencies Work

Past, Present, and Future

by Barry Eichengreen, Arnaud Mehl, Livia Chitu ...

A powerful new understanding of global currency trends, including the rise of the Chinese yuanAt first glance, the modern history of the global economic system seems to support the long-held view that the leading world power’s currency—the British pound, the U.S. dollar, and perhaps someday the Chinese yuan—invariably dominates international trade and finance. In How Global Currencies Work, three ... Read more

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A powerful new understanding of global currency trends, including the rise of the Chinese yuanAt first glance, the modern history of the global economic system seems to support the long-held view that the leading world power’s currency—the British pound, the U.S. dollar, and perhaps someday the Chinese yuan—invariably dominates international trade and finance. In How Global Currencies Work, three
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Currencies After the Crash: The Uncertain Future of the Global Paper-Based Currency System

The Uncertain Future of the Global Paper-Based Currency System (EBOOK)

by Sara Eisen ...

From the brightest minds in the field—a revealing look at how countries use their currencies to achieve prosperity . . . and the coming repercussionsBloomberg Television's Sara Eisen sheds light on the complex global financial system through this illuminating collection of essays. She hand selected the crème de la crème of authors from the world's most prestigious academic institutions and ... Read more

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From the brightest minds in the field—a revealing look at how countries use their currencies to achieve prosperity . . . and the coming repercussionsBloomberg Television's Sara Eisen sheds light on the complex global financial system through this illuminating collection of essays. She hand selected the crème de la crème of authors from the world's most prestigious academic institutions and
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The Euro Crisis and Its Aftermath

by Jean Pisani-Ferry ...

The euro's life, while only slightly more than a decade long, has been riddled by a series of challenges and crises. The eruption of the Greek crisis in 2010 took European policymakers by surprise and forced them to design responses to a quickly deteriorating situation. Even though Europe has final begun to stabilize, the disparity between the prosperous Northern countries, especially Germany, and ... Read more

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The euro's life, while only slightly more than a decade long, has been riddled by a series of challenges and crises. The eruption of the Greek crisis in 2010 took European policymakers by surprise and forced them to design responses to a quickly deteriorating situation. Even though Europe has final begun to stabilize, the disparity between the prosperous Northern countries, especially Germany, and
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The Euro and the Battle of Ideas

by Markus K. Brunnermeier, Harold James, Jean-Pierre Landau ...

How philosophical differences between Eurozone nations led to the Euro crisis—and where to go from hereWhy is Europe's great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and other Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. In this book, Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre ... Read more

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How philosophical differences between Eurozone nations led to the Euro crisis—and where to go from hereWhy is Europe's great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and other Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. In this book, Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre
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