Bonner / Wiggin / Agora The New Empire of Debt

The Rise and Fall of an Epic Financial Bubble
2. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-52869-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Agora Series

An updated look at the United States' precarious position giventhe recent financial turmoil
In The New Empire of Debt, financial writers Bill Bonnerand Addison Wiggin return to reveal how the financial crisis thathas plagued the United States will soon bring an end to this oncegreat empire.
Throughout the book, the authors offer an updated look at theUnited States' precarious position given the recent financialturmoil, and discuss how government control of the economy andfinancial system-combined with unfettered deficit spending andgluttonous consumption-has ravaged the business environment,devastated consumer confidence, and pushed the global economy tothe brink. Along the way, Bonner and Wiggin cast a wide angle lensthat looks back in history and ahead to the coming century: showinghow dramatic changes in the economic power of the United Stateswill inevitably impact every American.
* Reveals the financial realities the United States currentlyfaces and what the ultimate outcome may be
* Weaves together the worlds of politics, economics, and personalfinance in a way that underscores the severity of thesituation
* Addresses the events leading up to the implosion of the U.S.financial system
* Looks ahead to help you avoid the pitfalls presented by aweaker United States
* Other titles by Bonner: Empire of Debt, Financial ReckoningDay, and Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets
* Other titles by Wiggin: I.O.U.S.A., Demise of theDollar, and Financial Reckoning Day
The United States is heading down a difficult path. The NewEmpire of Debt clearly shows how this has happened anddiscusses what you can do to overcome the financial challenges thatwill arise as the situation deteriorates.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bonner, William

Wiggin, Addison

Agora

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Bubble Empire.
Part I. Imperia Absurdum.
1. Dead Men Talking.
2. Empires of Dirt.
3. How Empires Work.
4. As We Go Marching.
Part II. Woodrow Crosses the Rubicon.
5. The Road to Hell.
6. The Revolution of 1913 and the Great Depression.
7. MacNamara's War.
8. Nixon's the One.
Part III. Evening in America.
9. Reagan's Legacy.
10. America's Glorious Empire of Debt.
11. Modern Imperial Finance.
12. Something Wicked This Way Comes.
Part IV. Fin De Bubble.
13. Welcome to Squanderville.
14. Still Turning Japanese.
15. The Mighty Fallen.
16. What to Do When the Barbarians Arrive.
Notes.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

William Bonner is President and CEO of Agora Inc., one ofthe world's largest financial newsletter companies(www.agorafinancial.com). He is the creator of the DailyReckoning (www.dailyreckoning.com), a financial newsletter withmore than 500,000 readers in the United States, Great Britain, andAustralia, and is translated daily into French and German. Mr.Bonner is also the coauthor, with Addison Wiggin, of theinternational bestsellers Financial Reckoning Day andEmpire of Debt.
Addison Wiggin is the Executive Publisher of AgoraFinancial. He is also the Executive Producer and a writer of thefeature-length documentary film I.O.U.S.A., which wasnominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance FilmFestival. Mr. Wiggin is the coauthor, with Mr. Bonner, of theinternational bestsellers Financial Reckoning Day andEmpire of Debt, and author of The Demise of the Dollar .. . And Why It's Even Better for Your Investments.