A 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.

"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." -- The New York Review of Books

Age of Greed 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.

This is an indispensible guide to understanding the 1 percent.

• We started tracking this book on June 9, 2011.
• This book was $14.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 77 times in the past 5,005 days.
• The current price of this book is $6.99 last checked one day ago.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $4.99.
• The lowest price to date was $4.99 last reached on November 19, 2024.
• This book has been $4.99 5 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $15.99 last reached on January 8, 2012.
• This book has been $15.99 one time since we started tracking it.

• History

• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 482 Pages
• File Size: 2,340 KB