The Origin of Financial Crises [Paperback]Central banks, credit bubbles and the efficient market fallacyby George Cooper
In stock, usually dispatched within 24 hours Also Available as an eBook: Please note: Not for sale in the United States, the Philippines or Canada Description of The Origin of Financial Crises'The Origin of Financial Crises' provides a compelling analysis of the forces behind the recent economic crisis. In a series of disarmingly simple arguments George Cooper challenges the core principles of today's economic orthodoxy, explaining why financial markets do not obey the efficient market principles but are instead inherently unstable and habitually crisis prone.First published in the summer of 2008 in the midst of the crisis, the author accurately pinpointed the fundamental problems in policy and economic theory that led to the banking crisis. Now updated to reflect the massive upheavals since then and providing even more forthright opinions, the book is essential reading for anyone looking to find the root cause of our current financial situation. The book describes the evolution of our modern monetary system, explaining along the way how financial instability emerged and why this instability required the development of central banking. Cooper makes the point that misguided faith in the power of free markets has led some central banks to neglect their core role of managing the financial system and instead caused them to pursue policies promoting a series of ever more violent boom-bust cycles. 'The Origin of Financial Crises' calls for a radical shift in central bank strategy, the abandonment of inflation targeting and a paradigm shift in our attitude to economic policy. The reader will also learn about the fundamentals of inflation and discover what policy makers can learn from the designers of the Eurofighter jet and how an obscure paper on steam engines, written in 1868, shows us how to avoid repeating recent monetary policy mistakes. Uniquely, 'The Origin of Financial Crises' presents tangible policy proposals aimed at helping break out of the seemingly endless procession of damaging boom-bust cycles. Title Information
Press and Industry ReviewsPraise for hardback edition:"A must read...Cooper's book is by far the most cogent and reasoned of the modern-day 'credit excess' school." - The Economist "A well written book...Cooper's most novel doctrine is that investors do not have to be irrational to generate bubbles." - Financial Times "Awesomely lucid" - Dominic Lawson, The Independent Write a review of this book About George CooperDr George Cooper is a fund manager and co-founder of Alignment Investors, a London-based asset manager. He has worked for Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan in both fund management and strategy roles.Prior to joining the City, George worked as a researcher at Durham University. He lives in London with his wife and two children. Contents of The Origin of Financial CrisesPraise for The Origin of Financial CrisesAbout the Author Acknowledgements Preface to the Paperback Edition Preface to the Original Edition 1. Introduction 2. Efficient Markets and Central Banks? 3. Money, Banks and Central Banks 4. Stable and Unstable Markets 5. Deceiving the Diligent 6. On (Central Bank) Governors 7. Minsky Meets Mandelbrot 8. Beyond the Efficient Market Fallacy 9. Concluding Remarks Appendices - Postscript: Surely you're joking Mr Chairman!" - 'On Governors' by J.C. Maxwell - Recommended Reading Index |
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