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 enlarge | Author: Alan Greenspan
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  232 reviews
Sales Rank: 1601
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.9
ISBN: 1594201315
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.11092
EAN: 9781594201318
ASIN: 1594201315
Publication Date: September 17, 2007
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 An OK book August 6, 2008
Greenspan is smart and gives a good picture of how the U.S. economy works(and sometimes doesn't).
Near the end of the book he talks about the regulation of markets, in particular the investment industry. He doesn't think much of regulation and says things like hedge funds perform a fundamental good in the economy. Would the country be worse off if a hundred highly leveraged hedge funds closed down tomorrow? I personally don't think so....the country may be better. Charlie Munger thinks that a lot of liquidity brings out a bad side in humans. I think this has been shown with the credit/real estate situation now.
Charlie Munger says that Greenspan overdosed on Ayn Rand. I think so too.
Other than that chapter near the end of the book, its a fairly worthwhile read.
 brilliant book from a brilliant man July 30, 2008
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before reading this book i never understood why so many people i consider smart think that Greendpan is extremely intelligent.
Now i do
Amazing book July 28, 2008
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GREAT book, and red it non stop. I was ready to read it a second time when reached the last page. Very well written, good English, amazing explanation of the FED, the US Capitalist system, and most institutions. Great Bibliography too. Loooooooooooved it.
Anectodal and insightful window into the mind of a financial guru July 28, 2008
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This book is an insightful collection of thoughts and predictions from an economist of Greenspan's stature. Age of Turbulence can be separated into two distinct section. In the first, Greenspan traces his steps from a curious boy in New York through experiences in college, private sector, government and ultimately as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. The rest of the book explores economic and policy issues providing Greenspan's opinions on the main problems confronting the World today and into the future. This second portion of the book is a denser read, but contains enough background to allow the casual reader to follow.
Of the whole book, I found his experiences on how government works to be very interesting and revealing. Complementing this, I also found interesting his candid perceptions on the strengths and weaknesses of the major policymakers in the last century. These were formed after working at various levels of government across multiple administrations.
I also appreciated his down to earth analysis of the trends that will shape domestic and foreign markets and how social factors play into these equations. He not only tackled issues of population aging, social security, energy , political stability, globalization and economic growth from a technocratic perspective, but also from a social and philosophical one.
Overall, I gained a lot from this book in terms of policy and economics, and also was entertained by his mix of anecdotes, opinions and analysis.
Best Non-Fiction Of The Year July 24, 2008
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Outside of some of the economic jargon this book was very easily read. Not only was it a bit of an autobiography but also a great historical perspective of the last 50 years in America. What I enjoyed most was the enlightenment he gave on the role of politics in economic policy. A must read.
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