{"product_id":"age-of-greed-the-triumph-of-finance-and-the-decline-of-america-1970-to-the-present-9781400075669","title":"Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vivid history of the recent economics of greed in the United States. This book explores how the pursuit of immense personal wealth has led to economic inequity and instability in the country. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fascinating and deeply disturbing tale of hypocrisy, corruption, and insatiable greed. . . . A much-needed reminder of just how we got into the mess we're in.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAge of Greed\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the single-minded and selfish pursuit of immense personal wealth has been on the rise in the United States. Economic journalist Jeff Madrick tells this story through incisive profiles of the individuals responsible for this dramatic shift in our country's fortunes, from the architects of the free-market economic philosophy (such as Milton Friedman and Alan Greenspan) to the politicians and businessmen (including Nixon, Reagan, Boesky, and Soros) who put it into practice. The stories detail how a movement initially conceived as a moral battle for freedom instead brought about some of our nation's most pressing economic problems, including the intense economic inequity and instability America suffers from today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an indispensible guide to understanding the 1 percent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Madrick\u003c\/b\u003e is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, a former economics columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of \u003ci\u003eChallenge\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is an adjunct professor of humanities at The Cooper Union, and senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, The New School. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe End of Affluence and Taking America\u003c\/i\u003e, and he has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInstitutional Investor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe American Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334370988306,"sku":"9781400075669","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_12fa4024-9c4a-4973-9a9c-462816454373.jpg?v=1727888694","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/age-of-greed-the-triumph-of-finance-and-the-decline-of-america-1970-to-the-present-9781400075669","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}