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Fault Lines : How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten The World Economy

Raghuram G. Rajan

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Understanding global economy's hidden flaws in-depth.

"Fault Lines" is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the root causes of the 2008 financial crisis. The author, who predicted the crisis before it happened, provides a thorough analysis of the flaws in the global economy. Rajan argues that the incentives to take on risk are out of step with the actual risks, creating a system in which the choices made by bankers, government officials, and homeowners set the stage for a meltdown. He focuses on America's growing inequality and its deepening fault lines, which create tremendous economic challenges. This book is recommended for anyone interested in understanding the causes and potential solutions of the current economic challenges facing the world.

  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9788172239732
Date of Publication: 2010-07-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Politics, History, Business, Economics
Related Topics: History, Politics, Finance, Money, Finance
Goodreads rating: 4.11
(rated by 5020 readers)

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Raghuram Rajan was one of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis before it hit. Now, as the world struggles to recover, it is tempting to blame just a few greedy bankers who took irrational risks and left the rest of the world to foot the bill. In Fault Lines, Rajan argues that serious flaws in the global economy are also to blame, and warns that a potentially more devastating crisis awaits if they are not fixed. Rajan shows how the individual choices - made by bankers, government officials, and ordinary homeowners - that collectively brought about the economic meltdown were rational responses to a flawed global financial order in which the incentives to take on risk are incredibly out of step with the dangers those risks pose. He traces the deepening fault lines in a world overly dependent on the indebted American consumer to power economic growth and stave off global downturns. Alongside, America's growing inequality and thin social safety net create tremendous
 

Understanding global economy's hidden flaws in-depth.

"Fault Lines" is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the root causes of the 2008 financial crisis. The author, who predicted the crisis before it happened, provides a thorough analysis of the flaws in the global economy. Rajan argues that the incentives to take on risk are out of step with the actual risks, creating a system in which the choices made by bankers, government officials, and homeowners set the stage for a meltdown. He focuses on America's growing inequality and its deepening fault lines, which create tremendous economic challenges. This book is recommended for anyone interested in understanding the causes and potential solutions of the current economic challenges facing the world.

  • Financial Times Business Book of the Year (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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