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The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crash of 2008 and What it Means

Author: George Soros

Published by: Public Affairs ISBN:9781586486846

Click to Enlarge		In the midst of one of the most serious financial upheavals since the Great Depression, George Soros, the legendary financier and philanthropist, writes about the origins of the crisis and proposes a set of policies that should be adopted to confront it. Soros, whose breadth of experience in financial markets is unrivaled, places the current crisis in the context of his decades of study of how individuals and institutions handle the boom and bust cycles that now dominate global economic activity."This is a once in a lifetime moment," writes Soros in characterizing the scale of financial distress spreading across Wall
Street and other financial centers around the world. In a concise essay that combines practical insight with philosophical depth, Soros makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the great credit crisis and its implications for our nation and the world. back to top. About the Author George Soros is chairman of Soros Fund Management and is the founder of a global network of foundations dedicated to supporting open societies. He is the author of several best-selling books including The Bubble of American Supremacy, Underwriting Democracy, and The Age of Fallibility. He was born in Budapest and lives in New York City. Review by C.P. Chandrasekhar >>

April 29, 2008.

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