The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World

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The most remarkable thing that happened to the world economy after 9/11 was ... nothing. What would have once meant a crippling shock to the system was absorbed astonishingly quickly, partly due to the efforts of the then Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan. The post 9/11 global economy is a new and turbulent system - vastly more flexible, resilient, open, self-directing, and fast-changing than it was even twenty years ago. The Age of Turbulence is an incomparable reckoning with the nature of this new world - how we got here, what we're living through, and what lies over the horizon, for good or ill, channelled through Greenspan's own experiences working in the command room of the global economy for longer and with greater effect than any other single living figure.

Alan Greenspan was born in 1926 in the Washington Heights neighbourhood of New York City. After studying the clarinet at Juilliard and working as a professional musician, he earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Economics from New York University. In 1954, he co-founded the economic consulting firm Townsend-Greenspan & Co. From 1974 to 1977, he served as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Gerald Ford. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan appointed him Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, a position he held until his retirement in 2006.

?The most unexpectedly charming Washington insider memoir since Katharine Graham's a decade ago.? ?Michael Kinsley, "The New York Times Book Review" ? Entertaining and insightful . . . [Greenspan] is an oracle smart enough to know what he doesn?t know. . . . Such humility, coming from someone as powerful as Alan Greenspan, is disarmingly refreshing, as is this interesting and edifying book.? ?"The Boston Globe" ? [Readers] will find that Greenspan's well-informed musings offer much more food for thought than the usual Washington memoir.? ?"BusinessWeek" ? With his book, [Greenspan] finally lets us know what he's thinking. . . . surprisingly frank . . . downright entertaining.? ?David Leonhardt, "The New York Times" ? First rate . . . ["The Age of Turbulence"] is intelligent in a way that few popular books on economics manage or even try to be . . . An enjoyable read.? ?"The Economist" The most unexpectedly charming Washington insider memoir since Katharine Graham s a decade ago. Michael Kinsley, "The New York Times Book Review" Entertaining and insightful . . . [Greenspan] is an oracle smart enough to know what he doesn t know. . . . Such humility, coming from someone as powerful as Alan Greenspan, is disarmingly refreshing, as is this interesting and edifying book. "The Boston Globe" [Readers] will find that Greenspan s well-informed musings offer much more food for thought than the usual Washington memoir. "BusinessWeek" With his book, [Greenspan] finally lets us know what he s thinking. . . . surprisingly frank . . . downright entertaining. David Leonhardt, "The New York Times" First rate . . . ["The Age of Turbulence"] is intelligent in a way that few popular books on economics manage or even try to be . . . An enjoyable read. "The Economist" aThe most unexpectedly charming Washington insider memoir since Katharine Grahamas a decade ago.a aMichael Kinsley, "The New York Times Book Review" a Entertaining and insightful . . . [Greenspan] is an oracle smart enough to know what he doesnat know. . . . Such humility, coming from someone as powerful as Alan Greenspan, is disarmingly refreshing, as is this interesting and edifying book.a a"The Boston Globe" a [Readers] will find that Greenspanas well-informed musings offer much more food for thought than the usual Washington memoir.a a"BusinessWeek" a With his book, [Greenspan] finally lets us know what heas thinking. . . . surprisingly frank . . . downright entertaining.a aDavid Leonhardt, "The New York Times" a First rate . . . ["The Age of Turbulence"] is intelligent in a way that few popular books on economics manage or even try to be . . . An enjoyable read.a a"The Economist"