This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
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- ISBN13: 9780691142166
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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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 ancient rules of valuation no longer apply and that the new situation bears small similarity to past disasters. This book proves that premise incorrect. Covering sixty-six countries across five continents, This Time Is Different presents a comprehensive look at the varieties of financial crises, and guides us through eight astonishing centuries of government defaults, banking panics, and inflationary spikes–from medieval currency debasements to today’s subprime catastrophe. Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, leading economists whose work has been influential in the policy debate concerning the current financial crisis, provocatively argue that financial combustions are universal rites of passage for emerging and customary market nations. The authors draw vital lessons from history to show us how much–or how small–we have learned.
Using clear, sharp analysis and comprehensive data, Reinhart and Rogoff document that financial fallouts occur in clusters and strike with surprisingly consistent frequency, duration, and ferocity. They examine the patterns of currency crashes, high and hyperinflation, and government defaults on international and domestic debts–as well as the cycles in housing and equity prices, capital flows, unemployment, and government revenues around these crises. While countries do weather their financial storms, Reinhart and Rogoff prove that fleeting memories make it all too simple for crises to recur.
An vital book that will affect policy discussions for a long time to come, This Time Is Different exposes centuries of financial missteps.
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The Kindle version is overpriced, especially considering the theme of the book. I guess the publisher thinks that this time their book is different so it is OK to overprice it.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
It doesn’t make sense that the publisher is demanding near hardback take in pricing for electronic books…unless you consider GREED.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
My comments have nothing to do with the content of “This Time is Different” which was referred to me as an brilliant book to consider buying. I was doing just that (which typically starts with a Kindle Sample Download) when I realized that the Kindle fee was nearly $16 (only a couple dollars not more than the hardcopy fee). Having read today that Amazon was fighting with Macmillan Publishing over their new book pricing plans I vote with Amazon to keep Kindle prices reasonable. If book publishers can’t make enough money with the Kindle prices (and its minimal publishing cost manner of language system) as offered then let’s see how they do when customers pass on purchasing their books at all. I’ll be passing on this one (as I will also be doing with “Wall Street Revalued” for the same reasons). There are plenty of choices today for spending our discretionary dollars and these dollars are too hard earned not to take a discerning look at how one chooses to spend them. And of course when it comes to books the local library is also a wonderful alternative. In the case of these two books, if I find I can no longer live lacking reading them (doubtful based on their “sample” chapters) I’ll check out a library copy. For persons of you interested in Kindle editions, which you learn to be overpriced, I encourage you to do the same.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Publisher’s choice of kindle pricing is inappropriate. I won’t buy the kindle version, hard-take in, or paperback version of a book when the publisher’s are playing such games.
Reviewers have noted the heavy use of quantitative analysis, tables and facts. My reading experience has been less than satisfying with additional similarly written kindle editions. Amazon/Kindle should consider a programing “patch” that could enhance the readability of charts, tables and facts.
I’m off to my local library. Borrow the book for free.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Useless Kindle pricing.
There are copious similar books at less than half the fee.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5