General Information

Author/Creator

Soros, George, 1930-

Language

English.

Published

New York : PublicAffairs, c2008.

Physical Description

xxiv, 162 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Contents/Summary

Summary

In the midst of the most serious financial upheaval since the Great Depression, legendary financier George Soros explores the origins of the crisis and its implications for the future. In a concise essay that combines practical insight with philosophical depth, Soros makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the great credit crisis and its implications for our nation and the world.

Subjects

Subject

Financial crises > United States.

Credit > United States.

United States > Economic policy.

United States > Economic conditions > 21st century.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

George Soros.

Content

Introduction -- Setting the stage -- The core idea -- Autobiography of a failed philosopher -- The theory of reflexivity -- Reflexivity in financial markets -- The super-bubble hypothesis -- Autobiography of a successful speculator -- My outlook for 2008 -- Some policy recommendations.

Library Special Collection

HU OSA 208 - Donation of the Open Society Institute-New York

ISBN

9781586486839

1586486837

9781586486846

1586486845

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	332.0973 SOR		OSA Repository	-

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