The unfair trade how our broken global financial system destroys the middle class

"The global financial system has enormous influence on the day-to-day lives of billions, yet is shrouded in mystery and poorly understood. Through narrative-driven reporting, vivid storytelling, and perceptive analysis Michael Casey brings to light the distorted, dysfunctional global economic s...

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Main Author: Casey, Michael, 1967-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Crown Business, c2012.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Summary: "The global financial system has enormous influence on the day-to-day lives of billions, yet is shrouded in mystery and poorly understood. Through narrative-driven reporting, vivid storytelling, and perceptive analysis Michael Casey brings to light the distorted, dysfunctional global economic system that benefits a tiny elite but leaves the rest of the world's population powerless. In ways that wonkish tomes cannot, this anecdote-rich account of the effects of global finance on the lives of ordinary people shows why we must understand and care about rigid misaligned exchange rates, currency wars, and the dangerous imbalance in the world's savings and spending patterns"--
Physical Description: viii, 403 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-392) and index.
ISBN: 9780307885302 (hardback)
0307885305 (hardback)
9780307885326 (e-ISBN)
0307885321 (e-ISBN)
Author Notes: MICHAEL J. CASEY is a managing editor and columnist covering global financial markets at Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal .  He is a regular commentator on the Wall Street Journal's News Hub and a frequent guest on Fox Business.  Previously he was the Dow Jones bureau chief and principal correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Argentina.  He lives in Pelham, NY.