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An engaging story of the life and times of one of the most powerful men in the world. It's the inside scoop from the belly of the beast, learn of how international business is replacing national governments. Are you pledging allegiance to the flag of the World Bank unknowingly? You'll find a resounding "Yes" answer to this question. Alan makes an unabashed case for corporate domination of the world. Of course there is good motive cited for such an arrangement, the lifting out of poverty the worlds poor, at the expense of the established nations middle class. See behind the scenes of the coming apocalypse. If only people were more interested in what's going on in the world of governance than they are in video games, WWF, sports and celebrities, then the demand for this book would force the sell price up form the current $.99Read full review
I had the book years ago. I accidentally threw it away I was halfway through it. He is a financial genius.
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Greenspan calls "The Age of Turbulence”“psychoanalysis of himself." It begins (first half) with his early life, describing the events that provided his learning experiences (including his desire to become a baseball player, then a jazz musician), and then goes to his life of implementing those lessons. Undoubtedly the most interesting material included Greenspan's evaluations of the Presidents he had worked with. His observations were not the platitudes one might have expected. "Nixon was very smart, paranoid," and was an equal-opportunity disparager of all ethnic groups. Ford was the most normal, and sometimes looked past politics to focus on the ethics of an issue. Reagan's ability to spout seeming less endless one-liners and stories was an "odd form of intelligence," according to Greenspan. Greenspan felt his relationship with Bush I was a disaster, with the President eventually blaming Greenspan for his losing the election to Clinton. Clinton, however, was most like a soul-mate to Greenspan - very intelligent, and one constantly working to soak up knowledge and understanding. Greenspan also labeled Clinton's '93 economic plan that focused on reducing the deficit as an "act of political courage." Finally, Greenspan's assessment of Bush II was that he was incurious about the effects of his own economic policy, and that Greenspan's biggest frustration with Bush II was his failure to veto any spending bills. Greenspan was told that Bush thought he could better control Speaker Hastert and Whip Delay by signing the spending bills; they, however, were never reticent to spend more money to help assure more Republican congressmen. Greenspan also added that he disagreed with Bush's supply-side economic thinking, and that his endorsement of "A" tax cut during 2001 was just that - not an endorsement of Bush's plan. Another problem was that the plan had no adjustment mechanism in the event assumptions did not pan out and the deficit began to rear up again. On the other hand, Greenspan does not tell the whole story. According to Paul Krugman (New York Times, 9/17/07), he could have clarified himself a few weeks later when he appeared before a Senate committee on the same topic and evaded questions on whether the proposed tax cuts were too large. Two years later when more cuts were proposed, Greenspan did not object, and in 2004 he expressed support for making the Bush cuts permanent - accompanied by cuts in Social Security benefits that he assured Congress in 2001 would not be threatened by the cuts.Read full review
Greenspan is articulate, intelligent, industrious, quotable, and likeable. His book provided me with an excellent, high level to grassroots understanding of the world economy as it is. I had to look up many concepts that he writes about, but I feel as if he has given me a better understanding of the world and what it will look like as we approach the year 2030. The book is well written with good organization and appropriate level of detail. He does a good job of supporting his beliefs in a concise manner on a wide variety of topics - China, Latin America, health care, taxes, treasuries, etc. I found myself wanting to take my time to understand everything that he was writing about. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the economy and how world and national factors effect our economy.Read full review
Very interesting and informative. Definitely worth the time to read.
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